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diplomatic definition

dip·lo·matic (dip′lə mat′ik)

adjective

    1. of official or original documents
    2. designating or of a copy or edition exactly reproducing an original document or manuscript
  2. of or connected with diplomacy
  3. tactful and adroit in dealing with people

Etymology: Fr diplomatique < ModL diplomaticus < L diploma (gen. diplomatis), diploma

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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