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deserving

Pronunciation:  di'zurving

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \De*serv"ing\, n.
    Desert; merit.
    
          A person of great deservings from the republic.
                                                   --Swift.
    
    
  2. \De*serv"ing\, a.
    Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act. --
    {De*serv"ing*ly}, adv.
    
    
 
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