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   meritorious
   [adj] - deserving reward or praise
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=meritorious
   
   
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   Meritorious
   Mer`i·to'ri·ous adjective [ Latin 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.�...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/50
   
   
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   meritorious
   meritable adjective deserving reward or praise; `a lifetime of meritorious service`; `meritorious conduct`
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=meritorious
   
   
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   Meritorious
   • (a.) Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/meritorious/
   
   
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   meritorious
   meritorious, meritory Deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; having merit; praiseworthy.
   Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3580/2
   
   
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   meritorious
   1) Deserving reward or praise 2) Meritable 3) Praiseworthy 4) Worthy
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/meritorious/1
   
   

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