Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumspectiōnem.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /siʁ.kũs.peˈsɐ̃w̃/ [sih.kũs.peˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /siɾ.kũs.peˈsɐ̃w̃/ [siɾ.kũs.peˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /siʁ.kũʃ.peˈsɐ̃w̃/ [siχ.kũʃ.peˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siɻ.kũs.peˈsɐ̃w̃/ [siɻ.kũs.peˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: cir‧cuns‧pe‧ção

Noun

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circunspeção f (plural circunspeções)

  1. circumspection
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Further reading

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