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attentional

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to attention

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin attendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin attentiōbor. Middle English attencioun English attention English -al English attentional From attention + -al.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: attentionnel — Translations