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  1. makework: Wordnik
  2. makework: Wiktionary
  3. makework: Dictionary.com
  4. makework: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Makework)

noun:  Alternative form of make-work [(chiefly US) An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.]

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