circonspection

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumspectiōnem (“looking around, circumspection”), from circumspiciō (“to look around”). By surface analysis, circonspect +‎ -tion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siʁ.kɔ̃s.pɛk.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

circonspection f (plural circonspections)

  1. circumspection (attention to all the facts and circumstances)

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