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LINE DUTY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does line duty mean?
• LINE DUTY (noun)
The noun LINE DUTY has 1 sense:
1. activity contributing directly to the output of an organization
Familiarity information: LINE DUTY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Activity contributing directly to the output of an organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
line duty; line function
Hypernyms ("line duty" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
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