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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The virtue of "practical wisdom" as posited by Aristotle. uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φρόνησις (phrónēsis, “practical wisdom”), from φρονέω (phronéō, “to think”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).

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