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attuition

attuition noun: a supposed form of apprehension midway between sensation in animals and perception in human beings.

Noun

attuition (countable and uncountable, plural attuitions)

  1. A supposed form of apprehension midway between sensation in animals and perception in human beings.
    • But what of non-rational beings—the animal or infant-man of attuition?1898, S. S. Laurie, “The Growth of Mind”, in The School Review, volume 6, number 2, page 83n

Forms of attuition

pluralattuitions

Words formed from attuition

Questions about attuition

What does attuition mean?
Attuition means a supposed form of apprehension midway between sensation in animals and perception in human beings.
What part of speech is attuition?
Attuition is a noun.
What is the plural of attuition?
The plural of attuition is attuitions.

Words near attuition in the dictionary

  1. Attuan
  2. attuite
  3. attuited
  4. attuites
  5. attuiting
  6. attuition
  7. attuitional
  8. attuitions
  9. attuitive
  10. attunable
  11. attune

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