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Attention

nounid 5988·updated May 18, 2026
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

polysemous

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Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
attendingcare
plural
Attentions
possessive
Attention's
pluralpossessive
Attentions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
§2
a courteous act indicating affection
§3
a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together
§4
the faculty or power of mental concentration
§5
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
§6
a general interest that leads people to want to know more
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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