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hortation

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hortatory or hortative (ˈhɔːtətərɪ, -trɪ, ˈhɔːtətɪv)

—*adj*
	tending to exhort; encouraging

[C16: from Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortārī to exhort]

hortative or hortative

—*adj*

[C16: from Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortārī to exhort]

hor'tation or hortative

—n

'hortatorily or hortative

—*adv*

'hortatively or hortative

—*adv*

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