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tedium definition

te·dium (tē′dē əm)

noun

the condition or quality of being tiresome, wearisome, boring, or monotonous; tediousness

Etymology: L taedium < taedet, it disgusts, offends

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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