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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
vig·i·lance       [vij-uh-luhns] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
2.Pathology. insomnia.
[Origin: 1560–70; alter. (-ance for -ancy) of obs. vigilancy < L vigilantia; see vigilant, -ancy]

—Synonyms 1. alertness, attention, heedfulness, concern, care.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
vig·i·lance       (vĭj'ə-ləns)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Alert watchfulness.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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vigilance

noun
1. the process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue" [syn: watchfulness] 
2. vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" [syn: watchfulness] 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Vigilance

Vig"i*lance\, n. [L. vigilantia: cf. F. vigilance.]

1. The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.

2. Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection. --Cowper.

And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge; of these the vigilance I dread. --Milton.

3. Guard; watch. [Obs.] "In at this gate none pass the vigilance here placed." --Milton.

Vigilance committee, a volunteer committee of citizens for the oversight and protection of any interest, esp. one organized for the summary suppression and punishment of crime, as when the processes of law appear inadequate.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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