Assiduities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Assiduity \As`si*du"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Assiduities}. [L.
     assiduitas: cf. F. assiduite. See {Assiduous}.]
     1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly
        to some business or enterprise; diligence.
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              I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified
              myself for a nomenclator.             --Addison.
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     2. Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually
        in the plural.
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