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discretion

noun
/dɪˈskɹɛʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English discrecioun, from Old French discretion, from Late Latin discrētiō, from Latin discerno. Equivalent to discreet + -ion.

  1. derived from discerno
  2. derived from discrētiō
  3. derived from discretion
  4. inherited from discrecioun

Definitions

  1. The quality of being discreet.

    • Bob showed great discretion despite his knowledge of the affair.

  2. The ability to make wise choices or decisions.

    • With regard to a woman, at nine years of age, she was, if married, considered entitled to her dower; at twelve, she may consent to marriage; at fourteen, she is at years of discretion, and may choose a guardian; […]

  3. The freedom to make one's own judgements.

    • I leave that to your discretion.

The neighborhood

Derived

abuse of discretion, age of discretion, discretional, discretionary, discretion is the better part of valour, discretionless, surrender at discretion

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at discretion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at discretion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at discretion

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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