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jour.

on-call duty

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. on-call duty

    common-gender
  2. an on-call service or on-call personnel or the like; urgent services, a hotline, etc.

    common-gender
    ringa jouren
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French jour (“day”), ultimately derived from Late Latin diurnum (“day”). First attested in 1886.

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