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Definition of: obedient
(ō·bē′dē·ənt, ə·bē′-) adjective
Complying with or submitting to a behest, law, etc.; habitually yielding to authority; submissive; dutiful. See synonyms under DOCILE, OBSEQUIOUS. [<OF obedient <L obediens, -entis, ppr. of obedire OBEY]
—o·be′di·ent·ly adverb
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