circonspection

French

Etymology

From Latin circumspectiō (“looking around, circumspection”), from supine circumspectum (supine of circumspiciō) + -tio; see circumspect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siʁ.kɔ̃.spɛk.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

circonspection f (plural circonspections)

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

Further reading

• “circonspection” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).