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English Dictionary: meritoriousness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
meritoriousness
n
  1. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
    Synonym(s): deservingness, merit, meritoriousness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meritorious \Mer`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. meritorius that brings in
      money.]
      Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of
      recompense; valuable.
  
               And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized,
               and worshiped as a saint.                        --Shak.
      -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness}, n.
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