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 Earnest \Ear"nest\ ([~e]r"n[e^]st), n. [AS. eornost, eornest;
   akin to OHG. ernust, G. ernst; cf. Icel. orrosta battle,
   perh. akin to Gr. 'orny`nai to excite, L. oriri to rise.]
   Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness;
   intentness.
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         Take heed that this jest do not one day turn to
         earnest.                                 --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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         And given in earnest what I begged in jest. --Shak.
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   {In earnest}, serious; seriously; not in jest; earnestly.
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