Meaning of PARTICIPATION
| Pronunciation: | | pâr`tisu'peyshun
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- [n] the act sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
- [n] the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
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| | Synonyms: | | engagement, involvement, involvement |
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| | Antonyms: | | non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation | | |
| | See Also: | | commitment, condition, group action, group participation, intercession, intervention, status | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | admissibility, admission, affiliation, assimilation, association, companionship, company, completeness, comprehension, comprehensiveness, comprisal, consociation, cooperation, coverage, eligibility, embodiment, embracement, encompassment, envisagement, exhaustiveness, fellowship, fraternity, fraternization, inclusion, inclusiveness, incorporation, membership, openness, partaking, reception, sharing, society, tolerance, toleration, whole |
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