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duty

/ˈduːti/DOO-tee
/ˈduti/DOO-tee

Meaningwhat is owed

Common meaning: what one ought to do

Journey through time

  1. Latindēbeō, dēbitum‘to owe’
  2. Old Frenchdeusource
  3. Englishduty‘what one ought to do’ · today

du also in: duedebtdebit

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin dēbeō ‘to owe’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry dēbeō, p. 515 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

debitdebtdue

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