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Old 2006-04-11, 01:00 PM   #8
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ad·vert1 (ăd-vûrt') pronunciation
intr.v., -vert·ed, -vert·ing, -verts.

1. To turn attention. Used with to: The board next adverted to compensation issues.
2. To call attention; refer. Used with to: He adverted to the problem in the opening paragraph. See synonyms at refer.

[Middle English adverten, from Old French advertir, to notice, from Latin advertere, to turn toward. See adverse.]

ad·vert2 (ăd'vûrt) pronunciation
n. Chiefly British.

An advertisement.
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