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a-ten-shun

a-ten-shun is the alternative form of at-ten-shun.

Meaning of at-ten-shun

Interjection

  1. (US) Used to bring a marching band or group of soldiers to attention.
    • "At-ten-shun !" commanded he, with that peculiar inflexion only attainable after considerable service.1906, Joseph Edgar Crowell, The Young Volunteer: The Everyday Experiences of a Soldier Boy in the Civil War

Questions about a-ten-shun

What is a-ten-shun the alternative form of?
A-ten-shun is the alternative form of at-ten-shun.

Words near a-ten-shun in the dictionary

  1. A-T
  2. A-t'u-shih
  3. A-team
  4. A-teamer
  5. A-teams
  6. a-ten-shun
  7. A-tier
  8. a-tilt
  9. a-tiptoe
  10. A-Town
  11. A-type conflict

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