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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|speculacion|t=close observation, rapt attention]] and directly from Late Latin speculātiō, contemplation, a spying out,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from the past participle of Latin speculārī, to spy out, observe,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from specere, to look at (see [[speculate]] and [[spectacle]]).^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|fro|speculacion|t=close observation, rapt attention]] and directly from [[la-lat|speculātiō]], contemplation, a spying out,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from the past participle of [[la|speculārī]], to spy out, observe,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|specere]], to look at (see [[speculate]] and [[spectacle]]).^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==