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Definition of Devoir
1. Noun. Formal expression of respect.
Definition of Devoir
1. n. Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies.
Definition of Devoir
1. Noun. (archaic) Duty, business; something which one must do. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Devoir
1. an act of civility or respect [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devoir
Literary usage of Devoir
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oral French Method: A New System for Rapidly Acquiring Facility in the by Alice Blum (1918)
"... devoir = TO OWE or MUST GENERAL RULE: When two verbs run consecutively, the
second is an Infinitive. COMPARE: Je dois 5 francs. = I owe 5 francs. ..."
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