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stead•fast

Pronunciation: (sted'fast", -fäst", -fust), [key]
—adj.
1. fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
2. firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., as a person: a steadfast friend.
3. unwavering, as resolution, faith, adherence, etc.
4. firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs.
5. firmly fixed in place or position. Also,stedfast.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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