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Definition of 'rumination' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

2. (noun) rumination
(of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
"ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"

3. (noun) rumination
regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding


Definition of 'rumination' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) rumination
the act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud

2. (noun) rumination
the state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection

3. (noun) rumination
the regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man



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