encouragement: Meaning and Definition of

en•cour•age•ment

Pronunciation: (en-kûr'ij-munt, -kur'-), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of encouraging.
  2. the state of being encouraged.
  3. something that encourages: Praise is the greatest encouragement.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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