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Stimulation

//stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A pushing or goading toward action. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse wordnet
  3. 3
    Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of arousing an organism to action wordnet
  5. 5
    An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action wordnet
  2. 7
    (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) wordnet

Etymology

From Latin stimulātiō. Morphologically stimulate + -ion.

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