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Definition of: ENCOURAGEMENT

encouragement
(n.) The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
(n.) That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.