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Noun Concept
Categories: Military parades, Gestures of respect, Military stubs, Human positions, Military commands
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attention  at attention  position of attention  stand to attention  standing at attention
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A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review WordNet 3.0
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A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The position of at attention, or standing at attention, is a military posture which involves the following general postures: Standing upright with an assertive and correct posture: famously "chin up, chest out, shoulders back, stomach in". Wikipedia
The military courtesy of standing erect when ordered to Wikipedia Disambiguation
Military posture Wikidata
Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position. Wiktionary
Military command. Wiktionary (translation)
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The troops stood at attention WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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stance
posture
standing
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attentive
inattentive
CATEGORY DOMAIN
military
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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attention
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at attention
Wikidata
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At attention
Wiktionary
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attention
Wikipedia Redirections
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position of attention, stand to attention, standing at attention
Wikidata Alias
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standing at attention

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