engagement

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Synonyms: encagement, enragement, enlargement, engouement, engorgement, encasement, incagement, engagements, enlacement, engravement, reengagement

Antonyms: encagement, enragement, enlargement, engouement, engorgement, encasement, incagement, engagements, enlacement, engravement, reengagement

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} An [[appointment]], especially to [[speak]] or [[perform]].
2. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} [[connection|Connection]] or [[attach]]ment.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|by extension|about human emotional state}} The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.<ref>{{cite-journal|title=Identifying Regions of Good Agreement among Responders in Engagement with a Piece of Live Dance|author=Emery Schubert|coauthors=Kim Vincs, Catherine J. Stevens|journal=Empirical Studies of the Arts|year=2013|volume=31|issue=1|pages=4|doi=https://doi.org/10.2190/EM.31.1.a|url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2190/EM.31.1.a}}</ref>
4. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} The period of time when [[marriage]] is [[planned]] or [[promised]].
5. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} In any [[situation]] of [[conflict]], an actual [[instance]] of [[active]] [[hostilities]].
6. {{lb|en|fencing|countable}} The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
7. {{lb|en|internet|countable}} A [[performance metric]] representing an instance where a user interacts with some [[content]] after an [[impression]].

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