circonspect

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin circumspectus, from circum (“around”) and specio (“to look”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /siʁ.kɔ̃s.pɛ/, /siʁ.kɔ̃s.pɛkt/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Adjective[edit]

circonspect (feminine circonspecte, masculine plural circonspects, feminine plural circonspectes)

circumspect, cautious, prudent

Derived terms[edit]

circonspection

Further reading[edit]

“circonspect”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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