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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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