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attraction

[uh-trak-shuh

noun

the act, power, or property of attracting.

attractive quality; magnetic charm; fascination; allurement; enticement: the subtle attraction of her strange personality.

a person or thing that draws, attracts, allures, or entices: The main attraction was the after-dinner speaker.

a characteristic or quality that provides pleasure; attractive feature: The chief attractions of the evening were the good drinks and witty conversation.

Physics. the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together.

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an entertainment offered to the public.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English attraccioun (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin attractiōn- (stem of attractiō). See attract, -ion

Related forms

at·trac·tion·al·ly, adverb

re·at·trac·tion, noun

su·per·at·trac·tion, noun

Synonyms
2. appeal, lure. 6. show, spectacle.

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any of the energy levels of a physical system, such as an atom or molecule, that has higher energy than the lowest energy level

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Example Sentences

In the film a woman says the law of attraction cured her cancer, but many followers settle for more prosaic victories.

The main attraction for me was the freedom to do research without begging for grants.

But in place of tightrope-walking girls and performing monkeys, its main attraction is access to the internet.

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In the film a woman says the law of attraction cured her cancer, but many followers settle for more prosaic victories.

The main attraction for me was the freedom to do research without begging for grants.

But in place of tightrope-walking girls and performing monkeys, its main attraction is access to the internet.

Female beaked whales' apparent attraction to the tusks may have spurred the development of new species.

The inverse square law trumps the law of attraction.

The playground's swings and slides are an attraction to youngsters and adults.

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Foreign languages appear to have a good deal of attraction for undergraduates.

Its main use since seems to have been as a tourist attraction.

The main attraction really is the animal life and the wildness of the place.

The man in the bar feels a heightened amount of attraction for a woman who is looking at him and smiling at him.

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But the main attraction is the enormous central mound.

Thus the biggest tourist attraction is still viable.

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But trying to understand mammals in an environment so different from ours is part of the attraction of this ocean frontier.

However, the clouded leopards aren't the only attraction at this year's festival.

Plus, the screens have become a successful added attraction for customers.

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Despite the attraction for borrowers, the market has fallen apart.

It is even listed as an attraction in some city tour guides.

Then if you feel you have some kind of attraction to it, these people will become more and more involved.

The main attraction is still renting movies by mail, but now the company is producing its own indie flicks.

And, of course, trying to prove their professor wrong is an added attraction.

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We would be creating an animal as a theme park attraction.

The attraction of the party should be camaraderie, not the quality of the screen.

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Peru's tourist industry fears the prospect of being deprived of its main attraction for several months.

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Most of the original biomes are a tourist attraction.

The attraction of the market is that it is finite and inexpensive to sell into as a result.

It had the added attraction of providing leverage, the holy grail of the new givers.

It's not clear if this is a religious experience or a cultural one, but it is a tourist attraction.

The psychology of attraction can be pretty interesting.

It has helped rejuvenate some of my lost attraction towards programming.

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The main attraction is the trail that runs between villages.

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One attraction is that it eases the over-reliance on monetary policy.

Reduced crowds are an added attraction in the off-season.

But the attraction of radio waves is that they are pretty much everywhere.

The great attraction of his scheme was that it avoided pain.

Back then the attraction was not speed but convenience, he says.

The disused iron mine is a popular tourist attraction.

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World English Dictionary

attraction (əˈtrækʃən)

—n
1.	the act, power, or quality of attracting
2.	a person or thing that attracts or is intended to attract
3.	a force by which one object attracts another, such as the gravitational or electrostatic force
4.	a change in the form of one linguistic element caused by the proximity of another element

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Word Origin & History

attraction

1530s, from Fr. attraction, from L. attractionem (nom. attractio) "a drawing together," noun of action from attractus, pp. of attrahere (see attract). Originally a medical word, "absorption by the body;" meaning "action of drawing to" is from 1540s (again medical); extended

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to magnetic, then figuratively to personal (c.1600) qualities. Meaning "a thing which draws a crowd, interesting or amusing exhibition" is from 1829, a sense that developed in English and soon transferred to the French equivalent of the word.

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Medical Dictionary

attraction at·trac·tion (ə-trāk'shən)
n.
A force acting mutually between particles of matter to draw them together and to resist their separation.

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