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devoir

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Devoir (noun) means an obligation or task; something a person is required to do.

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An obligation or task; something a person is required to do.
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Etymology

From Middle English devoir, borrowed from Middle French devoir, from Old French deveir, from Latin dēbēre (“to owe; ought, must”).

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"devoir" (noun) means an obligation or task; something a person is required to do.
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