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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case, and to natural or probable consequences, with a view to ascertain the correct or safe course of conduct or to avoid undesirable results; watchfulness; wariness; caution: as, “sly circumspection,”
  • noun Synonyms Vigilance, thoughtfulness, forecast, deliberation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness; vigilance.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the trait of being circumspect and prudent
  • noun knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

Etymologies

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From Latin circumspectio

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