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Meaning of merit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  merit
      n 1: any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"
           [syn: {merit}, {virtue}] [ant: {demerit}, {fault}]
      2: the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance);
         "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized
         and rewarded" [syn: {deservingness}, {merit},
         {meritoriousness}]
      v 1: be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all
           the hard work you have done" [syn: {deserve}, {merit}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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