1. The act or capability of attracting.
2. The quality of attracting; charm.
3. 1. A feature or characteristic that attracts.
   2. A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract: The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film.
4. 1. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together.
   2. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another.

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