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involvement

US/ɪnˈvɑlv.mənt/US/ɪnˈvɔlv.mənt/

noun

What it means

  1. uncountableusuallyThe act of involving, or the state of being involved.

    His colorful life span might be regarded as the story of an adventurer rather than that of an artist; despite his lengthy involvements in many of the arts--painting, fiction, theater, and film--one often feels from his autobiography that it was the adventures that counted most for him.

    1988 July 8, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Portfolio Without Artist”, in Chicago Reader

In a sentence

His colorful life span might be regarded as the story of an adventurer rather than that of an artist; despite his lengthy involvements in many of the arts--painting, fiction, theater, and film--one often feels from his autobiography that it was the adventures that counted most for him.

1988 July 8, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Portfolio Without Artist”, in Chicago Reader

Where it comes from

From involve + -ment.

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