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noun the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
noun a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
originFrom French persuasion and its source, Latin persuāsiō, from persuādēre, from suādēre (“to advise, recommend”).
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