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assiduous

Assiduous (adj) means Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

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Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.
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Etymology

A learned borrowing from Latin assiduus, from assidere (“to sit down to”), from ad- (“to”) + sedere (“to sit”). Compare sedulous. Cognate (via assidere) to assess.

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"assiduous" (adj) means hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

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