Etymology

encouragement

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Today it means: The act of encouraging Full definition →

Middle French encoragement
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromencoragement
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromencoragement
  3. English todayencouragement

Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.

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