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Word entry · 4 letters

duty

Best crossword clue

"Required task"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈdjuː.ti/Part of speech nounSorted dtuyStarts with DEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
1D2U3T4Y

Definitions

  1. work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons

Word origin

From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe + Middle English -te. Equivalent to due + -ty.

Used in a sentence

  • Do your duty by me! -No, we don't have a duty to keep you abreast.
  • 1805, 21 October, Horatio Nelson England expects that every man will do his duty.
  • Your Excellency, I trust you will not find it necessary to use that word again. Were I not completely aware of my duty to my family and to my country, I would not have come back tonight…or indeed ever again!

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Required task4 letters
02Obligation4 letters

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