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off-duty

off-duty is the alternative form of off duty.

Meaning of off duty

Prepositional phrase

  1. Not engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation.
    • The policeman was off duty but had his gun.
    Antonyms:
    on duty

Questions about off-duty

What is off-duty the alternative form of?
Off-duty is the alternative form of off duty.

Words near off-duty in the dictionary

  1. off-coloured
  2. off-come
  3. off-corn
  4. off-day
  5. off-dry
  6. off-duty
  7. off-field
  8. off-flavor
  9. off-flavors
  10. off-flavour
  11. off-flavours

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