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What does gratification mean?

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Noun
  1. (countable) The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
  2. (uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction
  3. (countable) A reward; a gratuity.
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Where lovemaking is a genuine expression of love rather than just sexual gratification both women and men are empowered by the relationship.
The animal-impulse of Miniature Golf rivalry can end in the victorious wallow of gratification or the blaze-of-glory, club-throwing tanty.
And just to satisfy your need for instant gratification, turn to page 40 to find six quick meals you can fix in no time.
This time last year I was living a life centred on myself, on things that would give me instant gratification and were sensually pleasurable.
Conditioned to expect immediate gratification, these youth have shorter attention spans and also a low threshold for boredom.
It fell to my lot, much to my gratification, to be assigned to the Plumas Forest in California.

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