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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Exertion \Ex*er"tion\, n.
     The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the
     active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a
     laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength
     or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an
     exertion for him to move, to-day.
  
     Syn: Attempt; endeavor; effort; essay; trial. See {Attempt}.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  exertion
       n : use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A
           for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
           [syn: {effort}, {elbow grease}, {travail}, {sweat}]

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