diligent

(Engels)

Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

Frequentie

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of dīligō (“to love, esteem much”, literally “to choose, select”), from dī-, dis- (“apart”) + legō (“to choose”); see elect and select.

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