diligent

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Alawode Adefemi, "Area", as he is fondly called, is a popular conductor on Iyana-Ipaja / Ikotun route who many always refer to as a diligent conductor.

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  1. adjective Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy.

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dīligēns, dīligent-, present participle of dīligere, to esteem, love : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + legere, to choose; see leg- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, French diligent = Provencal diligent = Spanish Portuguese Italian diligente, from Latin diligen (t-)s, careful, attentive, diligent properly loving, esteeming, present participle of diligere, love, esteem much, literally choose, select, from di-, dis-, apart, + legere, choose: see elect, select.
  2. from diligent, adjective
 

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/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/
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