Work (n.) is a necessary evil to be avoided.
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Work (n.) is such that if it were so pleasant, the rich would keep it for themselves.
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Work (n.) is such that work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.
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Work (n.) is whatever a body is obliged to do while play is whatever a body is not obliged to do.
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Work (n.) is loathsome even when someone else does it
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Work (n.) is anything a body is obliged to do.