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n. - Act of receiving pleasure from something; (law) the exercise of the legal right to reap the benefits of owning property; The pleasure felt when having a good time.

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  • The less pleasure the enjoyment is the less pain the disappointment will be.
  • There are some of you who know how much what you call enjoyment has cost you.
  • But our enjoyment is as beautiful listening to a variety of songs on a CD as it is reading a collection of poems.
  • The only thing that can give me enjoyment is winning.
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