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as⋅si⋅du⋅i⋅ty

[as-i-doo-i-tee, -dyoo-]

–noun, plural -ties.

1.	constant or close application or effort; diligence; industry.

2.	assiduities, devoted or solicitous attentions.

Origin:
1595–1605; < L assiduitās. See assiduous, -ity

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as·si·du·i·ty (ās'ĭ-dōō'ĭ-tē, -dyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. as·si·du·i·ties

Persistent application or diligence; unflagging effort.
Constant personal attention and often obsequious solicitude. Often used in the plural.

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assiduity
noun
great and constant diligence and attention

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Assiduity

As`si*du"i*ty\, n.; pl. Assiduities. [L. assiduitas: cf. F. assiduite. See Assiduous.]

1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence.

I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified myself for a nomenclator. --Addison.

2. Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually in the plural.

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