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ad⋅vert⋅ent

  [ad-vur-tnt]
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–adjective
attentive; heedful.
Origin:
1665–75; < L advertent- (s. of advertēns, prp. of advertere), equiv. to ad- ad- + vert- turn + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
ad⋅vert⋅ent⋅ly, adverb
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ad·ver·tent   (ād-vûr'tnt)   
adj.  Paying attention; attentive; heedful.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Advertent

Ad*vert"ent\, a. [L. advertens, -entis, p. pr. of advertere. See Advert.] Attentive; heedful; regardful. --Sir M. Hale. -- Ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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