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obligation
What does obligation mean?
obligation (noun): a social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use obligation in a sentence?
- I feel I'm under obligation to attend my sister's wedding, even though we have a very frosty relationship. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce obligation?
/ˌɑbləˈɡeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does obligation come from?
From Middle English obligacioun, from Old French obligacion.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of obligation?
Words related to obligation
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “obligation” mean?
a social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action
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a tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it
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the seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colorful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization
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the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
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duty
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