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med⋅i⋅ta⋅tion

[med-i-tey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of meditating.
2. continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation.
3. transcendental meditation.
4. devout religious contemplation or spiritual introspection.

Origin:
1175–1225; < L meditātiōn- (s. of meditātiō) a thinking over (see meditate, -ion ); r. ME meditacioun < AF < L, as above
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med·i·ta·tion   (měd'ĭ-tā'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act or process of meditating.

    2. A devotional exercise of or leading to contemplation.

  1. A contemplative discourse, usually on a religious or philosophical subject.

med'i·ta'tion·al adj.
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