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laborious

Main Entry:: la·bo·ri·ous
Pronunciation:: \lə-ˈbȯr-ē-əs\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 14th century

1 : devoted to labor : industrious 2 : involving or characterized by hard or toilsome effort : labored

— la·bo·ri·ous·ly adverb

— la·bo·ri·ous·ness noun

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