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Noun: meditation  `medi'teyshun
  1. Continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
    "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"
    - speculation
     
  2. (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

Derived forms: meditations

See also: meditate

Type of: contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion [Brit], rumination, thoughtfulness

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