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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circumspection \Cir`cum*spec"tion\, n. [L. circumspectio.]
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case;
caution; watchfulness.
With silent circumspection, unespied --Milton.
Syn: Caution; prudence; watchfulness; deliberation;
thoughtfulness; wariness; forecast.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
circumspection
n 1: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the
servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: {discretion},
{discreetness}, {prudence}]
2: the trait of being circumspect and prudent [syn: {caution}]
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