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deontic

adjective

🔊/diˈɒntɪk/

🔊/diˈɑːntɪk/

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(of a word or sentence单词或句子) expressing dutyTopics Languagec2
Word Originmid 20th cent.: from Greek deont- ‘being right’ (from dei ‘it is right’) + -ic.