| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | de·voir |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d v-wär , d vwär |
| NOUN: | 1. An act or expression of respect or courtesy; civility. Often used in the plural: pay one's devoirs. 2. Duty or responsibility. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, duty, from Old French, from devoir, to owe, from Latin d bre. See ghabh- in Appendix I.
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