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Meaning of 'rumination' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rumination [ n.]
- The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.
- The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
- The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.

Meaning of 'rumination' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rumination [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
Example in sentence:
  • ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination

Nearby Words:

rum rumble rumbler rumbling rumblingly rumbo rumbowline rumen rumicin ruminal

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