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reinforcement definition

re·inforce·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. a reinforcing or being reinforced
  2. anything that reinforces
  3. additional troops, ships, etc.
  4. Physiol., Psychol. any action or event that reinforces a response

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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