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Added 9 October 2026

meditation

/mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/ noun

In Latin: meditātiō, meletemata Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about meditation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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
(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects).

Origin

From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”).

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