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Definition of: assiduous
(ə·sij′
·əs) adjective
1. Devoted or constant, as a person.
2. Unremitting; persistent, as an action. See synonyms under BUSY, INDUSTRIOUS. [<L assiduus <assidere sit by <ad- to + sedere sit]
—as·sid′u·ous·ly adverb
—as·sid′u·ous·ness noun
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