"discretion" meaning in Englisch

See discretion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-discretion.ogg Forms: the discretion [singular]
  1. Diskretion, Verschwiegenheit
    Sense id: de-discretion-en-noun-UNeKMELN
  2. Klugheit, Umsicht
    Sense id: de-discretion-en-noun-0P6Qn3gl
  3. Ermessen
    Sense id: de-discretion-en-noun-P2Hd3ADO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Diskretion, Verschwiegenheit): Diskretion [feminine] (Deutsch), Verschwiegenheit [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Ermessen): Ermessen [neuter] (Deutsch) Translations (Klugheit, Umsicht): Klugheit [feminine] (Deutsch), Umsicht [feminine] (Deutsch)
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