Meaning of ADVICE
Pronunciation: | | ad'vIs
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | |
[n] a proposal for an appropriate course of action |
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ADVICE is a 6 letter word that starts with A. |
| See Also: | | admonition, indication, monition, proposal, recommendation, warning, word of advice | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ad*vice"\, n. [OE. avis, F. avis; ? + OF. vis, fr. L.
visum seemed, seen; really p. p. of videre to see, so that
vis meant that which has seemed best. See {Vision}, and cf.
{Avise}, {Advise}.]
1. An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be
followed; counsel.
We may give advice, but we can not give conduct.
--Franklin.
2. Deliberate consideration; knowledge. [Obs.]
How shall I dote on her with more advice, That thus
without advice begin to love her? --Shak.
3. Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late
advices from France; -- commonly in the plural.
Note: In commercial language, advice usually means
information communicated by letter; -- used chiefly in
reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter
of advice. --McElrath.
4. (Crim. Law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
--Wharton.
{Advice boat}, a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to
reconnoiter; a dispatch boat.
{To take advice}.
(a) To accept advice.
(b) To consult with another or others.
Syn: Counsel; suggestion; recommendation; admonition;
exhortation; information; notice.
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Dream Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Dreaming your are looking forlegal advice, may indicate you will
be getting in some kind of trouble with the legal system, or the system
of values in place. If you dream you are getting some advice from someone,
it means that you have a broad intellectual horizon, and that you are
respectful of the social and moral values. |
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | admonition, advisement, alerting, broadcast journalism, caution, cautioning, clue, communication, communique, counsel, cue, direction, dispatch, embassy, express, forewarning, guidance, information, instruction, intelligence, journalism, letter, message, monition, news, news agency, news medium, news service, newsiness, newsletter, newsmagazine, newspaper, newsworthiness, notice, notification, office, opinion, passing word, pneumatogram, pointer, press association, radio, recommendation, release, reportage, steer, suggestion, teaching, telegram, telegraph agency, television, the fourth estate, the press, tidings, tip, tip-off, view, warning, whisper, wire service, word |
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