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deliberation
A	noun
	1	deliberation, deliberateness
				the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚trait ╚thoughtfulness ╚deliberation, deliberateness ╚intentionality
	2	slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness
				a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚temporal property ╚pace; rate ╚slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness ╚dilatoriness; procrastination ╚leisureliness
	3	deliberation, weighing, advisement
				careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚higher cognitive process ╚thinking; thought; cerebration; intellection; mentation ╚consideration ╚deliberation, weighing, advisement ╚think
	4	calculation, deliberation
				planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚higher cognitive process ╚thinking; thought; cerebration; intellection; mentation ╚planning; preparation; provision ╚calculation, deliberation
	5	deliberation
				(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚auditory communication ╚speech; speech communication; spoken communication; spoken language; language; voice communication; oral communication ╚discussion; give-and-take; word ╚deliberation

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