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im•pul•sion



Pronunciation: (im-pul'shun), [key]
—n.
1. the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
2. the resulting state or effect; impulse; impetus.
3. the inciting influence of some feeling or motive; mental impulse.
4. a constraining or inciting action exerted on the mind or conduct: divine impulsion.

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