ATTEN'TION, noun 1. The act of attending or heeding; the due application of the ear to sounds, or of the mind to objects presented to its contemplation. [Literally, a stretching towards. They say the tongues of dying men Enforce attention like deep harmony. 2. Act of civility, or courtesy; as attention to a stranger.
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