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ADVISORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
Example:
a frost advisory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("advisory" is a kind of...):
announcement; promulgation (a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen)
Derivation:
advise (give advice to)
advisory (giving advice)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Giving advice
Example:
his function was purely consultative
Synonyms:
advisory; consultative; consultatory; consultive
Classified under:
Similar:
informative; informatory (providing or conveying information)
Derivation:
advise (give advice to)
advisory (an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat)
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