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Diligence vs Pains - What's the difference?

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Diligence is a related term of pains.


As nouns the difference between diligence and pains

is that diligence is conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something while pains is .

As a verb pains is

(pain).

diligence

English

(wikipedia diligence)

Noun

(en noun)
  • conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something
  • A public stage-coach. (19th century, now used only in reference to France or other European countries including Great Britain.)
  • * 1818 , , Volume 1, Chapter V:
    • Continuing thus, I came at length opposite to the inn at which the various diligences and carriages usually stopped.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1879 , author= , title= , passage=Being in a civilised country of stage-coaches, I determined to sell my lady friend and be off by the diligence that afternoon.}}
  • (legal, Scotland) The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * due diligence

    Anagrams

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    pains

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (used in plural) Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
  • * , chapter=22
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pain)

    • Derived terms

    * be at pains * take pains

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