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travailMain Entry: 1tra·vail Pronunciation: \trə-ˈvāl, ˈtra-ˌvāl\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from travailler to torment, labor, journey, from Vulgar Latin *trepaliare to torture, from Late Latin trepalium instrument of torture, from Latin tripalis having three stakes, from tri- + palus stake — more at pole Date: 13th century 1 a : work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil b : a physical or mental exertion or piece of work : task, effort c : agony, torment synonyms see work
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