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fidelity

[ fi-del-i-tee, fahy- ]

noun

plural fidelities.
  1. strict observance of promises, duties, etc.:

    a servant's fidelity.

  2. fidelity to one's country.

    Antonyms:

  3. conjugal faithfulness.
  4. adherence to fact or detail.
  5. accuracy; exactness:

    The speech was transcribed with great fidelity.

    Synonyms: , ,

  6. Audio, Video. the degree of accuracy with which sound or images are recorded or reproduced.


fidelity

/ ´Úɪˈ»åÉ›±ôɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. devotion to duties, obligations, etc; faithfulness
  2. loyalty or devotion, as to a person or cause
  3. faithfulness to one's spouse, lover, etc
  4. adherence to truth; accuracy in reporting detail
  5. electronics the degree to which the output of a system, such as an amplifier or radio, accurately reproduces the characteristics of the input signal See also high fidelity
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôî€Ð­¾±Â·»å±ð±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ³Ü²Ôî€Ð­¾±Â·»å±ð±ôi·³Ù²â noun plural unfidelities
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fidelity1

First recorded in 1500–10; late Middle English fidelite (from Middle French ), from Latin ´Ú¾±»åŧ±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ, equivalent to ´Ú¾±»åŧ±ô¾±- (stem of ´Ú¾±»åŧ±ô¾±²õ “loyal,†equivalent to ´Ú¾±»åŧ(²õ) faith + -lis adjective suffix) + -³ÙÄå²õ -ty 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fidelity1

C15: from Latin ´Ú¾±»åŧ±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ , from ´Ú¾±»åŧ±ô¾±²õ faithful, from ´Ú¾±»åŧ²õ faith, loyalty
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See loyalty.
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Kathryn and George don’t see their fidelity as a hindrance, but rather a challenge.

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Before ending, Merchan showed his fidelity to the past that Trump wanted him to erase by reiterating that “A jury heard evidence for nearly seven weeks and pronounced its verdict…â€

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The firm also faced criticism over the £699.99 price tag for its new PlayStation 5 Pro console - hardware capable of playing games at higher fidelity.

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As with the finest box sets, the production team has rendered the original contents with considerable fidelity, affording the recordings with greater definition while being assiduously careful about maintaining the artist’s five-decade-old vision.

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Trump’s first attorney general, the conservative former Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, outraged him with his fidelity to the rule of law at key junctures.

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