diligent

Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/
Etymology

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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