circumspection
English
Etymology
From Old French circumspection, from Latin circumspectio; surface analysis circum- + spect + -ion, "looking [all] around" (as compared with the opposite concept, embodied as tunnel vision or blinders)
Noun
circumspection (countable and uncountable, plural circumspections)
- Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
- Caution; watchfulness; vigilance.
Translations
attention to all the facts and circumstances
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References
- circumspection in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- circumspection in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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