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English Dictionary: meritorious by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
meritorious
adj
  1. deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"
    Synonym(s): meritorious, meritable
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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