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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
meditate/ˈmedɪteɪt/
▶verb
- 1 focus one's mind for a period of time for spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation.
- 2 (often meditate on/upon) think carefully about something.
– derivatives
meditative adjective,
meditatively adverb,
meditativeness noun,
meditator noun.
meditative adjective,
meditatively adverb,
meditativeness noun,
meditator noun.
– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as meditation): from L. meditat-, meditari ‘contemplate’, from a base meaning ‘measure’; rel. to mete1.
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