meditation

From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”).

• IPA^(key): /mɛdɪˈteɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

meditation (countable and uncountable, plural meditations)

1. A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.

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2. A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.
3. A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
4. Careful and thorough thought.

   deep meditation

   in meditation

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:consideration

• meditate
• meditative
• meditationist
• meditativeness
• premeditation

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From meditere (“to meditate”), from Latin meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”).

• IPA^(key): /meditasjoːn/, [med̥itˢaˈɕoːˀn]

meditation c (singular definite meditationen, plural indefinite meditationer)

1. meditation
2. pondering

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