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Attraction vs Tour - What's the difference?

attraction | tour |

As a noun attraction

is the tendency to attract.

As a proper noun tour is

(cycling) the tour de france.

attraction

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The tendency to attract.
  • The feeling of being attracted.
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  • An event or location that has a tendency to attract visitors.
  • (chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.
  • Synonyms

    * charm * pull

    Antonyms

    * repulsion

    tour

    English

    (wikipedia tour)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
  • A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
  • A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.
  • A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
  • (military) A tour of duty.
  • (obsolete) A going round; a circuit.
  • * Milton
  • The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour .
  • (obsolete) A turn; a revolution.
  • the tours of the heavenly bodies
    (Blackmore)
    Derived terms
    * (l) *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a journey; as, to tour throughout a country.
  • To make a circuit of a place
  • Etymology 2

    (etyl) tor, (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A tower.
  • Etymology 3

    See toot.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To toot a horn.
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