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   Painstaking
   Pains'tak`ing adjective Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. ' Painstaking men.' Harris.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/4
   
   
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   Painstaking
   Pains'tak`ing noun The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance. Beau. & Fl.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/4
   
   
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   Painstaking
   • (a.) Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. • (n.) The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/painstaking/
   
   
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   painstaking
   1) Careful 2) Conscientious 3) Scrupulous 4) Thorough 5) Very careful
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/painstaking/1
   
   

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