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tedium

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te⋅di⋅um

  [tee-dee-uhm]
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–noun
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
Origin:
1655–65; < L taedium

Synonyms:
monotony, sameness, dullness.
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te·di·um   (tē'dē-əm)   
n.  The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom.

[Latin taedium, from taedēre, to weary.]
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Word Origin & History

tedium 
1662, from L. tædium "weariness, disgust," related to tædet "it is wearisome," and to tædere "to weary." Possible cognates are O.C.S. tezo, Lith. tingiu "to be dull, be listless."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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