attention
[ noun uh-ten-shuhn; interjection uh-ten-shuhn ]
/ noun əˈtɛn ʃən; interjection əˌtɛnˈʃʌn /
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British Dictionary definitions for attention
attention
/ (əˈtɛnʃən) /
noun
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the order to be alert or to adopt a position of formal military alertness
Word Origin for attention
C14: from Latin attentiō, from attendere to apply the mind to; see attend
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Other Idioms and Phrases with attention
attention
see pay attention.
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