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deliberation
[ dih-lib-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ dÉŖĖlÉŖb ÉĖreÉŖ ŹÉn /
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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
1325ā75; Middle English deliberacion<Latin dÄlÄ«berÄtiÅn- (stem of dÄlÄ«berÄtiÅ), equivalent to dÄlÄ«berÄt(us) (see deliberate) + -iÅn--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, nounWords nearby deliberation
Delia, Delian, Delian League, deliberate, deliberately, deliberation, deliberative, Delibes, delicacy, delicate, delicately
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British Dictionary definitions for deliberation
deliberation
/ (dÉŖĖlÉŖbÉĖreÉŖŹÉn) /
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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