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circumspection

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cir⋅cum⋅spec⋅tion

  [sur-kuhm-spek-shuhn]
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–noun
circumspect observation or action; caution; prudence: He approached with circumspection.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L circumspectiōn- (s. of circumspectiō), equiv. to circumspect(us) circumspect + -iōn- -ion
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cir·cum·spec·tion   (sûr'kəm-spěk'shən)   
n.  The state or quality of being circumspect. See Synonyms at prudence.
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