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Meritorious vs Detur - What's the difference?

meritorious | detur |

As an adjective meritorious

is deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.

As a noun detur is

a present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize.

meritorious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward
    • The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * immeritorious

    Derived terms

    * meritoriously * meritoriousness

    References

    detur

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, Harvard University) A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize.
    • (Webster 1913) ----