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drudgery

n.
US //ˈdɹədʒɝi// UK //dɹˈʌdʒɹi// drudgery
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Origin

From drudge (“person who works in a low servile job”) + -ery (suffix meaning ‘the art, craft, or practice of’ forming nouns).

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