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Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.
  • The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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