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   diligence

   /ˈdɪlɪdʒ(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. careful and persistent work or effort: "few party members challenge his diligence as an MP"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘close attention, caution’): via Old French from Latin diligentia, from diligent- ‘assiduous’ (see diligent).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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