corvee

Definitions of corvee
  1. noun
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
    synonyms: job, karwei, klus, taak, werklast
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    type of:
    dienst
    work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
  2. noun
    a lack of vitality
    synonyms: anemie, bleekzucht, bloedarmoede, chlorose, moeheid, vermoeidheid, vermoeienis
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    type of:
    symptoom, ziekteverschijnsel
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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