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attraction

Pronunciation: /əˈtɹækʃn̩/

The English word “attraction” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The tendency to attract.
  2. The state of being attractive.
  3. An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.
  4. The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.
  5. The feeling of being attracted (to something), that is, being drawn toward it; a desire to be near or involved (in something).
  6. Sexual or romantic desire (especially for a usually specified individual, kind of person, etc).
  7. An error in language production that incorrectly extends a feature from one word in a sentence to another, e.g. when a verb agrees with a noun other than its subject.

Etymology

From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.

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