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Added 9 October 2026

devoir

/dəˈvwɑː/ noun

Latin root: dēbēre Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about devoir at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Duty, business; something that one must do.

Origin

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

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