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Webster 1913 Edition

Rumination

Ruˊmi-na′tion

,
Noun.
[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.)
The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, – occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rumination

RUMINA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. ruminatio.]
1.
The act of chewing the cud.
2.
The power or property of chewing the cud.
Rumination is given to animals, to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterwards to chew it.
3.
A musing or continued thinking on a subject; deliberate meditation or reflection.
Retiring full of rumination sad.

Definition 2024

rumination

rumination

English

Noun

rumination ‎(plural ruminations)

  1. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud and other ruminants.
  2. (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
  3. (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
  4. (pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.

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External links

  • rumination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • rumination in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • rumination at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From Latin rūminātio ‎(“chewing the cud”); see ruminer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁy.mi.na.sjɔ̃/

Noun

rumination f ‎(plural ruminations)

  1. rumination (act of ruminating)

Etymology

From Latin rūminātio ‎(“chewing the cud”); see ruminate.

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