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sedu·lous (sej′o̵o ləs)

adjective

  1. working hard and steadily; diligent
  2. constant; persistent sedulous attention to the task

Etymology: L sedulus < sedulo, diligently, orig., without guile < se-, apart (see secede) + dolus, trickery < Gr dolos: see tale

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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