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attention
A	noun
	1	care, attention, aid, tending
			the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚work ╚care, attention, aid, tending ╚livery ╚incubation ╚treatment ╚first aid ╚dental care ╚pet sitting ╚babysitting; baby sitting ╚maternalism ╚hair care; haircare; hairdressing
	2	attention
			a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚cooperation ╚conformity; conformation; compliance; abidance ╚formality ╚politeness; civility ╚courtesy ╚attention
	3	attention
			a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚bodily property ╚position; posture; attitude ╚stance ╚attention
	4	attention
			the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚ability; power ╚faculty; mental faculty; module ╚attention ╚watchfulness; vigilance; alertness ╚mental note ╚concentration; engrossment; absorption; immersion
	5	attention, attending
			the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚basic cognitive process ╚attention, attending ╚notice ╚notice; observation; observance ╚eye ╚ear ╚clock-watching ╚attentiveness; heed; regard; paying attention
	6	attention
			a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚property; attribute; dimension ╚feature; characteristic ╚attraction; attractor; attracter; attractive feature; magnet ╚attention ╚foil; enhancer

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Attention of - abbreviation
"the amount of attention / interest"
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Attention Brits: trex?
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