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- Ancient Greek · derived fromδέον“what is right”
- English todaydeontic
From Ancient Greek δέον (déon, “what is right”); compare deontology.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekδέον all →
deontology
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deontic
Today it means: Pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this. Full definition →
Ancient Greek δέον