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Noun: vigilance  vi-ju-lun(t)s
  1. Vigilant attentiveness
    "The mother's vigilance never wavered as her toddler played near the pool";
    - watchfulness, weather eye
     
  2. The process of paying close and continuous attention
    "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue";
    - watchfulness, wakefulness, alertness

Derived forms: vigilances

Type of: attention, attentiveness

Encyclopedia: Vigilance