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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large stagecoach.
- noun Earnest and persistent application to an undertaking; steady effort; assiduity.
- noun Attentive care; heedfulness.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from (carrosse de) diligence, speed (coach), from Old French, diligence, dispatch, from Latin dīligentia, from dīligēns, dīligent-, diligent; see diligent.]
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