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circumspection

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛkʃən/ / /ˌsɚkəmˈspɛkʃən/

noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English circumspeccioun, from Middle French circonspection or its etymon Latin circumspectio. By surface analysis, circum- + Latin spect + -ion, "looking [all] around" (as compared with the opposite concept, embodied as tunnel vision or blinders).

  1. Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
  2. Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.

    As if this were not enough, CAW has failed to utilize even his limited sources with diligence and circumspection; to demonstrate this point, I will briefly note inadequacies in the data adduced by CAW.

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