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What does meritorious mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word meritorious? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
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The school authorities identified three meritorious students from below poverty line families and gave them a helping hand.
Those in Rho Chi and Phi Lambda Sigma share common interests in attaining and nurturing meritorious academic achievement.
You have good intuition and this will help you in performing several meritorious deeds.
The association of the Purple Heart with wounds or fatality suffered in the line of meritorious service also stems from this time.
This may be the most famous example of ancient people refusing fame, but such behaviour has consistently been considered meritorious in China.
For a meritorious student, finances would not be a problem as many scholarships are available.

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