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diligence
1[ dil-i-juhns ]
noun
- constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body or mind.
- Law. the degree of care and caution required by the circumstances of a person.
- Obsolete. care; caution.
diligence
2[ dil-i-juhns; French dee-lee-zhahns ]
noun
, plural dil·i·gen·ces [dil, -i-j, uh, n-siz, dee-lee-, zhahns].
- a public stagecoach, especially as formerly used in France.
diligence
1/ diliʒɑ̃s; ˈdɪlɪdʒəns /
noun
- history a stagecoach
diligence
2/ ˈdɪlɪdʒəns /
noun
- steady and careful application
- proper attention or care
- law the degree of care required in a given situation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diligence1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English deligence, from Anglo-French, from Latin dīligentia, equivalent to dīligent- (stem of dīligēns ) diligent ( def ) + -ia; -ence ( def )
Origin of diligence2
First recorded in 1735–45; short for French carosse de diligence “speed coach”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diligence1
C18: from French, shortened from carosse de diligence, literally: coach of speed
Origin of diligence2
C14: from Latin dīligentia care, attentiveness
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