deliberation
[ dih-lib-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ dɪˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun
careful consideration before decision.
formal consultation or discussion.
deliberate quality; leisureliness of movement or action; slowness.
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Origin of deliberation
1325–75; Middle English deliberacion<Latin dēlīberātiōn- (stem of dēlīberātiō), equivalent to dēlīberāt(us) (see deliberate) + -iōn--ion
OTHER WORDS FROM deliberation
non·de·lib·er·a·tion, nouno·ver·de·lib·er·a·tion, nounpre·de·lib·er·a·tion, nounre·de·lib·er·a·tion, nounWords nearby deliberation
Delia, Delian, Delian League, deliberate, deliberately, deliberation, deliberative, Delibes, delicacy, delicate, delicatessen
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British Dictionary definitions for deliberation
deliberation
/ (dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən) /
noun
thoughtful, careful, or lengthy consideration
(often plural) formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
care, thoughtfulness, or absence of hurry, esp in movement or speech
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