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persuasion

 
 
/pəˈsweɪʒən/ noun

Translation

PERSUADE [U] when you persuade someone
ikna, inandırma
I'm sure she'll agree, she just needs a little gentle persuasion.1160
BELIEF [C] formal a political, religious, or moral belief
inanç, itikât
There were people of all persuasions there.6811106725
(Definition of persuasion noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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