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meditation

American  
[med-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌmɛd ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of meditating.

  2. continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation.

  3. Transcendental Meditation.

  4. devout religious contemplation or spiritual introspection.

meditation British  
/ ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of meditating; contemplation; reflection

  2. contemplation of spiritual matters, esp as a religious practice

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Etymology

Origin of meditation

First recorded in 1175–1225; from Latin meditātiōn-, stem of meditātiō “contemplation, planning”; equivalent to meditate + -ion

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