word
Meditation
Meh-duh-TAY-shuhn
/ˌmɛdʌˈteɪʃʌn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
meditation
Dictionary meaning
Continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature.
Examples
- The habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge.
- At our last retreat, we had a meditation on nothingness that lasted eight hours.
Synonyms: speculation
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