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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Assiduity \As`si*du"i*ty\, n.; pl. Assiduities. [L. assiduitas: cf. F. assiduite. See Assiduous.] 1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence. [1913 Webster] I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified myself for a nomenclator. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster]