deliberation

[ dih-lib-uh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. careful consideration before decision.

  2. formal consultation or discussion.

  1. deliberate quality; leisureliness of movement or action; slowness.

Origin of deliberation

1
1325–75; Middle English deliberacion<Latin dēlīberātiōn- (stem of dēlīberātiō), equivalent to dēlīberāt(us) (see deliberate) + -iōn--ion

Other words for deliberation

Other words from deliberation

  • non·de·lib·er·a·tion, noun
  • o·ver·de·lib·er·a·tion, noun
  • pre·de·lib·er·a·tion, noun
  • re·de·lib·er·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for deliberation

deliberation

/ (dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. thoughtful, careful, or lengthy consideration

  2. (often plural) formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc

  1. care, thoughtfulness, or absence of hurry, esp in movement or speech

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