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Meaning of "meritorious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MERITORIOUS

From Latin meritōrius earning money.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MERITORIOUS

meritorious  [ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERITORIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meritorious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MERITORIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of meritorious in the English dictionary

The definition of meritorious in the dictionary is praiseworthy; showing merit.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERITORIOUS


accessorius
ˌæksɛsˈɔːrɪəs
amatorious
ˌæməˈtɔːrɪəs
aureus
ˈɔːrɪəs
Boreas
ˈbɔːrɪəs
censorious
sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs
demeritorious
diːˌmerɪˈtɔːrɪəs
glorious
ˈɡlɔːrɪəs
inglorious
ɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs
laborious
ləˈbɔːrɪəs
Nestorius
nɛˈstɔːrɪəs
notorious
nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs
Pretorius
prɪˈtɔːrɪəs
proditorious
ˌprɒdɪˈtɔːrɪəs
saltatorious
ˌsæltəˈtɔːrɪəs
sartorius
sɑːˈtɔːrɪəs
Sertorius
sɜːˈtɔːrɪəs
uproarious
ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs
uxorious
ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs
vainglorious
ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs
victorious
vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERITORIOUS

merino
Merionethshire
merisis
merism
meristem
meristematic
meristic
meristically
merit
merit list
merit system
merited
meritless
meritocracies
meritocracy
meritocrat
meritocratic
meritoriously
meritoriousness
merits

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERITORIOUS

bi-curious
carious
curious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
furious
gregarious
hilarious
illustrious
industrious
injurious
lugubrious
luxurious
mysterious
nefarious
precarious
serious
spurious
various
vicarious

Synonyms and antonyms of meritorious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MERITORIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «meritorious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of meritorious

Translation of «meritorious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERITORIOUS

Find out the translation of meritorious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meritorious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meritorious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

立功
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

meritoria
570 millions of speakers

English

meritorious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेधावी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جدارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заслуженный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meritório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুণী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méritoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meritorious
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verdienstlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

称賛に値する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Meritorious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெச்சத்தக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रशंसनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

değerli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meritorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zasłużony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заслужений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meritorii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άξια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdienstelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

meriterande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

meritter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meritorious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERITORIOUS»

The term «meritorious» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.141 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERITORIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «meritorious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «meritorious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meritorious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERITORIOUS»

Discover the use of meritorious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meritorious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A New History of Korea
Rule by the Meritorious Elite It already has been noted that the class that dominated political, economic, and cultural life in the early Choson period was the yangban literati. But within this class it was particularly the segment that usually is ...
Ki-baek Yi, 1984
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"None More Meritorious": African Americans and the Peninsula ...
The actions and choices of slaves and free blacks are the backbone of the work, demonstrating that their involvement in the campaign mattered a great deal.
Glenn David Brasher, 2007
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
For gallant and meritorious services during tliewar..... Com'dgin the iield. .... ..do.... .For meritorious services ut the battle of Gettysburg, l Pennsylvania. .... ..do......,. ... For meritorious services at Corinth, October 3 and 4, ' I-lngin'rs in the field.
United States. Congress. House, 1866
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Railroad Bill, Its Many Meritorious Provisions, Future ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Knowland Joseph R. (Joseph Russell), 2009
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The blessed life and meritorious death of ... Jesus Christ
Samuel Clarke, Jesus Christ. famous virgin (the original sets it forth with an accent) spoken of Gen. iii. 15. " shall conceive and bear a son." The very place of his birth was not set forth till Mi- cah did it, Mich. v. 2. Not the just; time till Daniel ...
Samuel Clarke, Jesus Christ, 1801
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Proceedings of the Annual Meeting
Meritorious points, 675. First premium, " Monarch " (exhibition number 89), C. K. Ward, Leroy, New York. Meritorious points, 693. Two Tears Old. Third premium, ( exhibition number 174), J. Emory Brown, Churchville, N. T. Meritorious points, ...
New York State Agricultural Society, 1869
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Department Of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards ...
... MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (SILVER MEDAL), SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION[CUST: IH] [REVIEW: CT] A 8455 IH 13-JUN-01 MIL-DTL- 3943/49E NOT 2 DECORATION, MERITORIOUS CIVILIAN SERVICE AWARD, AIR ...
8
Military record of civilian appointments in the United ...
Brevet Colonel Thomas Wilhelm, for gallant and meritorious services during the war; also Colonel from March 2, 1867. Brevet Colonel Milton Cogswell, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, from March 13, 1865. Brevet Colonel ...
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Army Officer's Guide: 52nd Edition:
Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Established by Executive Order 12019, 3 November 1977, it is awarded in the name of the Secretary of Defense to any member of the armed forces of the United States who distinguishes himself or herself ...
Col. Robert J. Dalessandro USA (Ret.), 2013
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: February 21-April 30, 1865
H. G. Brown A. D. C. U. S. Vols to be Major by Brevet for gallant and meritorious services in the Campaign of 1864 to date from the capture of Fort Harrison Sep't. 29th 1864. Major S. S. Seward, to be Lieut Colonel by Brevet for gallant and ...
Ulysses Simpson Grant, John Y. Simon, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERITORIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meritorious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Proposal to lift term limits meritorious
The proposal of Vice President Jejomar Binay to lift the term limits of local officials should be studied carefully and not rejected immediately just ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
2
St. Paul's Donnell Gibson, who saved 10 from a house fire, wins …
Donnell Gibson recounted the harrowing rescue that changed his life while accepting the St. Paul Fire Department's Meritorious Service Award. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Meritorious students made to work as servants for yr
A man posing as director of a school that existed only on paper was placed under arrest today for using three meritorious minor tribal students ... «Web India, Jul 15»
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Raipur School director accused of exploiting meritorious tribal students
In a bizarre case of exploitation of children, three meritorious students from the tribal areas of Bijapur and Kanker, who were sent to Vedanta ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
408 meritorious students get each Rs 10000 cash award
BELAGAVI: Central hall in Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (SVS) here witnessed a noble programme of felicitating and awarding cash prize to the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Turner Padget's Kennedy honored for meritorious service
This inaugural distinction was established to recognize an attorney's meritorious service to the practice of probate, estate and trust law in the ... «SCNow, Jul 15»
7
Ngazekngam Memorial Meritorious Award
Imphal, July 15 2015 : The 2nd MK Ngazekngam Memorial Meritorious Awards ceremony for the successful candidates with 65% marks and above from ... «E-Pao.net, Jul 15»
8
Jaitley honours five students of Amritsar Meritorious School
Five students of Senior Secondary Residential School for meritorious students, Amritsar, who topped in Class 11 were given a cash prize of Rs ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
9
Dr. Stuart Nelson of Iditarod Trail Committee receives AVMA's …
The AVMA Meritorious Service Award is given annually to recognize an individual veterinarian who has brought public honor and distinction to ... «American Veterinary Medical Association, Jul 15»
10
VOLCANO WATCH: Jim Kauahikaua Receives Meritorious Service …
Dr. Jim Kauahikaua, accompanied by his wife, Jeri Gertz (left), traveled to Washington, D.C., where he received the DOI Meritorious Service ... «Big Island Now, Jul 15»

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