Dictionary entries for 'diligence'

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dil·i·gence¹ (dĭĺə-jəns)

noun

Earnest and persistent application to an undertaking; steady effort; assiduity.
Attentive care; heedfulness.

dil·i·gence² (dĭĺə-jəns, dḗlē-zhäNś)

[French, from (carrosse de) diligence, speed (coach), from Old French, diligence, from Latin dīligentia, from dīligēns, dīligent-, diligent; see diligent.]

noun

A large stagecoach.

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