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5 letters · 5 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
noun a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
noun an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
originFrom French alerte (“alert”), from the phrase à l'erte (“on the watch”), from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”).
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