 rumination |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding | |
| Related terms: | vomit | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (of ruminants) chewing (the cud) | |
| Examples: | "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination" |
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| Related terms: | chew ruminate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) a calm lengthy intent consideration | |
| Synonyms: | reflection contemplation meditation musing thoughtfulness reflexion | |
| Related terms: | consideration meditation cogitation retrospect introspection omphaloskepsis meditation chew_over contemplate study | |
| Similar spelling: |
ruminative run_into ruminate ruminator |
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