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diligence (s) (noun), diligences (pl)
1. A constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent application and endeavor.
2. Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task or giving the amount of care required in a given situation.
3. Etymology: from Old French diligence, "attention, care"; from Latin diligentia, "attentiveness, carefulness"; from diligentem, diligens, "attentive, assiduous, careful"; from diligere, "to value highly, to love, to choose"; from dis-, "apart" + legere, "to choose, to gather".
This entry is located in the following units: dis-, di-, dif- (page 3) legi-, -leg-, -ligi-, -lig-, -lect-, -lectic, -lection (page 2)