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ɪˌteɪ adjective
given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
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meditate (ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr; |
| 2. | (intr) to reflect deeply on spiritual matters, esp as a religious act: I make space to meditate every day |
| 3. | (tr) to plan, consider, or think of doing (something) |
| [C16: from Latin meditārī to reflect upon] | |
| 'meditative | |
| —adj | |
| 'meditatively | |
| —adv | |
| 'meditativeness | |
| —n | |
| 'meditator | |
| —n | |
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Meditative
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
meditative
1650s, from L.L. meditativus, from pp. stem of meditari (see meditation). Related: Meditatively.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
And now these meditative works, a welcome reactivation.
Children, who don't yet appreciate the rewards of a meditative pace, race through it.
He could talk to us about business, about résumé writing, about advanced meditative practice.
But the choreography that follows the reading proceeds with a meditative calm.
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