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co·na·tion  (k-nshn)
n. Psychology
The aspect of mental processes or behavior directed toward action or change and including impulse, desire, volition, and striving.
[Latin cnti, cntin-, effort, from cntus, past participle of cnr, to try.]
co·nation·al, cona·tive (kn-tv, kn-) adj.
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