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deliberation

[ dih-lib-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ dɪˌlÉŖb É™ĖˆreÉŖ ŹƒÉ™n /
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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 dēlÄ«berātiōn- (stem of dēlÄ«berātiō), equivalent to dēlÄ«berāt(us) (see deliberate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM deliberation

nonĀ·deĀ·libĀ·erĀ·aĀ·tion, nounoĀ·verĀ·deĀ·libĀ·erĀ·aĀ·tion, nounpreĀ·deĀ·libĀ·erĀ·aĀ·tion, nounreĀ·deĀ·libĀ·erĀ·aĀ·tion, noun
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How to use deliberation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for deliberation

deliberation
/ (dɪˌlÉŖbÉ™ĖˆreÉŖŹƒÉ™n) /

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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