GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   motivation n.
   1. The act or process of motivating.
   
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   2. 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]
   
   
   3. The goal or mental image of a goal that creates a motivation2; as, “the image of a peaceful world is a powerful motivation for only a rare few individuals”.
   
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