GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   motivation n.
   The act or process of motivating.
   PJC
   The mental process that arouses an organism to action; as, a large part of a teacher's job is to give students the motivation to learn on their own.
   Syn. -- motive, need.
   WordNet 1.5
   +PJC
   The goal or mental image of a goal that creates a motivation{2}; as, the image of a peaceful world is a powerful motivation for only a rare few individuals.
   PJC