| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | stead·fast |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  st d f st , -f st |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also sted·fast |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Fixed or unchanging; steady. 2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving. See synonyms at faithful. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst : stede, place; see stead + fæst, fixed, fast; see past- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | steadfastly —ADVERB
steadfastness —NOUN
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