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se⋅du⋅li⋅ty
[si-doo-li-tee, -dyoo-] 
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–noun
| sedulous quality, application, or activity; diligence. |
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| sed·u·lous (sěj'ə-ləs) adj. Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous. See Synonyms at busy. [From Latin sēdulus, from sēdulō, zealously : sē, without; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + dolō, ablative of dolus, trickery (probably from Greek dolos, cunning; see del-2 in Indo-European roots).] sed'u·lous·ly adv., sed'u·lous·ness, se·du'li·ty (sĭ-dōō'lĭ-tē, -dyōō'-) n. |
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Sedulity
Se*du"li*ty\, n. [L. sedulitas. See Sedulous.] The quality or state of being sedulous; diligent and assiduous application; constant attention; unremitting industry; sedulousness. The industrious bee, by his sedulity in summer, lives in honey all the winter. --Feltham.
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