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Definition of: diligent
(dil′ə·jənt) adjective
1. Possessed of or showing diligence; industrious.
2. Done or pursued diligently; painstaking: diligent search. See synonyms under ACTIVE. BUSY, INDUSTRIOUS. [<OF <L diligens, -entis attentive; orig. ppr. of diligere choose]
—dil′i·gent·ly adverb
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