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fidelity definition

fi·del·i·ty (fə delə tē, fī-)

noun pl. fidelities -·ties

  1. faithful devotion to duty or to one's obligations or vows; loyalty; faithfulness
  2. accuracy of a description, translation, etc. or of the reproduction of sound, an image, etc.

Etymology: ME fidelite < OFr < L fidelitas < fidelis, faithful, trusty < fides, faith

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