[もくねん, mokunen] (n, adj-t, adv-to) (arch) silent rumination; quiet thought [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rumination \Ru`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. ruminatio: cf. F.
rumination.]
1. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the
habit of chewing the cud.
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Rumination is given to animals to enable them at
once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward
to chew it. --Arbuthnot.
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2. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder;
deliberate meditation or reflection.
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Retiring full of rumination sad. --Thomson.
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3. (Physiol.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach
after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a
morbid phenomenon in man.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rumination
n 1: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn:
{contemplation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}, {rumination},
{musing}, {thoughtfulness}]
2: (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable
powers of rumination"
3: regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants
after feeding
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