participation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: participation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for participation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
participation n the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" Synonym(s): engagement, participation, involvement, involution Antonym(s): non-engagement, non- involvement, nonparticipation the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) Synonym(s): participation, involvement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Participation \Partic`ipa"tion\, n. [F. participation, L. participatio.] 1. The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows. These deities are so by participation. --Bp. Stillingfleet. What an honor, that God should admit us into such a blessed participation of himself! --Atterbury. 2. Distribution; division into shares. [Obs.] --Raleigh. 3. community; fellowship; association. [Obs.] --Shak.