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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

細心の注意を払って

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saishin no chuui o haratte

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Meticulously/məˈtɪk.jə.ləs.li/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女はその書類を細心の注意を払って確認した。"

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a way that shows great attention to detail; very thoroughly and carefully.

    "The artist restored the ancient painting meticulously, brushstroke by delicate brushstroke."
  2. 2

    In a manner characterized by extreme or excessive precision and exactness.

    "His financial records were meticulously organized, leaving no room for discrepancies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin adjective 'meticulosus', meaning fearful, timid, or full of fear, which stems from 'metus' (fear). Over centuries, the meaning shifted through French into English to describe excessive or extreme care about small details, as one might act out of careful apprehension.

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