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Observation is watching or looking at things very carefully in order to learn something or understand something.
You can learn a lot about birds through observation.This artist captures a lot of details in her portraits because she is skilled at observation.- synonyms:
- notice, view
- similar words:
- celebration, examination, watch
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| definition 2: |
If someone makes an observation, they make a comment or remark after noticing or realizing something.
One of the guests made the observation that the flowers on the dinner table were very beautiful.- synonyms:
- comment, remark
- similar words:
- report, statement
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| related words: |
attention, experience, intelligence |
| derivations: |
observational (adj.), observationally (adv.) |
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