advice
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English avis, French avis; + Old French vis, from Latin visum (“‘seemed, seen’”); really past participle of videre (“‘to see, so that’”); which has seemed best. See vision, and confer avise, advise.
[edit] Pronunciation
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- IPA: ædˈvaɪs
- Rhymes: -aɪs
[edit] Noun
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advice (plural advices)
- An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.
- We may give advice, but we can not give conduct. — Franklin
- (obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
- How shall I dote on her with more advice, That thus without advice begin to love her? Shakespeare
- Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late advices from France; -- commonly in the plural. 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.
- (Criminal Law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act. Wharton.
[edit] Synonyms
- counsel; suggestion; recommendation; admonition; exhortation; information; notice.
- See also Wikisaurus:advice
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[edit] Translations
opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.
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[edit] See also
- advice boat - a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter; a dispatch boat
- to take advice - To accept advice; To consult with another or others
[edit] References
- advice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
