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| per·sua·sion [ pər swáy'n ] (plural per·sua·sions) |
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1. act of persuading: the act of persuading somebody to do something
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2. ability to persuade: the ability to persuade somebody
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3. set of beliefs: a set of beliefs, e.g. a set of religious or political beliefs
  believers of all religious persuasions
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4. group with particular beliefs: a group whose members share a particular set of beliefs or views or a particular lifestyle
recent recruits to the hawkish persuasion
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5. type: a group of people or things with a particular characteristic in common
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informal humorous
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those of the long-legged persuasion
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin persuasion-< persuas-, past participle of persuadere (see persuade)] |
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