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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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
meritorious
adj : deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious
service"; "meritorious conduct" [syn: {meritable}]
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