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rumination |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rumination \Ru`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. ruminatio: cf F. rumination.] 1. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud. Rumination is given to animals to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew it --Arbuthnot. 2. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection. Retiring full of rumination sad. --Thomson. 3. (Physiol.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rumination n : a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: {contemplation}, {meditation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}, {musing}, {thoughtfulness}]
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