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circumspections

circumspections is the plural of circumspection.

Meaning of circumspection

Noun

circumspection (countable and uncountable, plural circumspections)

  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.1989 January, Werner Winter, “On a new claim concerning substratum influence upon Tocharian”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 33, number 1/2, Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISSN, page 128

Questions about circumspections

What is circumspections the plural of?
Circumspections is the plural of circumspection.

Words near circumspections in the dictionary

  1. circumsised
  2. circumsolar
  3. circumspatial
  4. circumspect
  5. circumspection
  6. circumspections
  7. circumspectious
  8. circumspective
  9. circumspectively
  10. circumspectivity
  11. circumspectly

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