diligent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links

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From Middle English diligent < Old French diligent < Latin diligens (“‘careful, attentive, diligent’”), ppr. of diligere (“‘to love, esteem much, literally to choose, select’”) < di-, dis- (“‘apart’”) + legere (“‘to choose’”); see elect and select.

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diligent (comparative more diligent, superlative most diligent)

1. Performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.

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• See also Wikisaurus:industrious

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• diligence

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• diligent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• diligent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911