he showed great devotion to duty

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• devotion — de|vo|tion [ dı vouʃn ] noun 1. ) uncount great love, admiration, or loyalty: Since the accident, they ve cared for their son with great devotion. 2. ) uncount the process of spending a lot of time or energy on an activity: devotion to: Atkinson… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• devotion — UK [dɪˈvəʊʃ(ə)n] / US [dɪˈvoʊʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [uncountable] great love, admiration, or loyalty Since the accident, they ve cared for their son with great devotion. 2) [uncountable] the process of spending a lot of time or energy on an activity… …   English dictionary

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