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Rumination Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Rumination has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

2

(of ruminants) chewing (the cud)

"ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"

3

regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

4

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
consideration chew vomit
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cogitation meditation introspection retrospect
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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