involvement

involvement

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Etymology

    From involve + -ment.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɑlv.mənt/, /ɪnˈvɔlv.mənt/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    involvement (usually uncountable, plural involvements)

    1. The act of involving, or the state of being involved.
      • 1988 July 8, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Portfolio Without Artist”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
        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.

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