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discernment definition

dis·cern·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. an act or instance of discerning
  2. the power of discerning; keen perception or judgment; insight; acumen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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