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participation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Participation \Par*tic`i*pa"tion\, n. [F. participation, L. participatio.] 1. The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others as a participation in joy or sorrows. These deities are so by participation. --Bp. Stillingfleet What an honor, that God should admit us into such a blessed participation of himself! --Atterbury. 2. Distribution; division into shares. [Obs.] --Raleigh. 3. community; fellowship; association. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: participation n : sharing the activities of a group "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" [syn: {engagement}, {involvement}] [ant: {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}]
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