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work

 
/wɜrk/ n [C] (OBJECT)

Definition

an object produced as a result of effort, esp. something intended to be art: The museum is showing works by 20th-century artists.
(Definition of work n (OBJECT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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