med·i·ta·tion

med·i·ta·tion
/ˌmɛdəˈteıʃən/ noun, pl -tions
1 : the act or process of spending time in quiet thought : the act or process of meditating
[noncount]

She spent the morning in meditation.

Daily meditation helps clear his mind.

[count]

his daily meditations

2 [count] formal : an expression of a person's thoughts on something
— often + on or upon

The essay is a meditation on modern life.

— often plural

She recently published her meditations on ethics.


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