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advertent

adjective ad·ver·tent \-tənt\

Definition of ADVERTENT

:  giving attention :  heedful
ad·ver·tent·ly adverb
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Origin of ADVERTENT

Latin advertent-, advertens, present participle of advertere
First Known Use: 1671

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