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RUMINATION
rumination
(noun) regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
rumination
(noun) (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); “ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination”
contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
(noun) a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rumination (countable and uncountable, plural ruminations)
The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud and other ruminants.
(figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
(psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
(pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.
Source: Wiktionary
Ru`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. ruminatio: cf. F. rumination.]
1. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud. Rumination is given to animals to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew it. Arbuthnot.
2. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection. Retiring full of rumination sad. Thomson.
3. (Physiol.)
Definition: The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally oberved as a morbid phenomenon in man.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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