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  • 1attention — noun 1 act of watching/listening/showing interest ADJECTIVE ▪ full, rapt, undivided ▪ They listened with rapt attention. ▪ careful, close, meticulous …

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  • 2attention — at|ten|tion W1S1 [əˈtenʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(listen/look/think carefully)¦ 2¦(interest)¦ 3¦(notice)¦ 4¦(repair/cleaning)¦ 5¦(care)¦ 6 stand to/at attention 7 attention! 8 for the attention of somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; …

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  • 3attention — attentional, adj. n. /euh ten sheuhn/; interj. /euh ten shun /, n. 1. the act or faculty of attending, esp. by directing the mind to an object. 2. Psychol. a. a concentration of the mind on a single object or thought, esp. one preferentially… …

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  • 4avoid — verb 1 prevent sth; choose not to do sth ADVERB ▪ altogether ▪ It is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether. ▪ actively, assiduously, carefully, consciously, deliberately …

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  • 5attention deficit disorder —    idleness or stupidity    A medical condition which can also be used to avoid condemning a child as being stupid, idle, or naughty:     They said I had a learning disorder. ADD. Attention Deficit Disorder. (Theroux, 1993) …

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  • 6Split attention effect — The split attention effect is a learning effect inherent within some poorly designed instructional materials. It is apparent when the same modality (e.g. visual and visual) is used for various types of information within the same display. To… …

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  • 8Zetsuai 1989 — Cover of the Japanese VHS release of the Zetsuai 1989 OVA 絶愛 1989 (Zetsuai 1989) …

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  • 9One Thousand Children — (often simply OTC ) refers to approximately 1400 mostly Jewish children who were rescued from Nazi Germany and Nazi occupied or threatened countries by entities and by individuals within the United States of America, but specifically only those… …

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  • 10The Dead Zone (novel) — infobox Book | name = The Dead Zone title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Stephen King cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Horror publisher = Viking Press release date =… …

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