RUMINA'TION, noun [Latin ruminatio.] 1. The act of chewing the cud. 2. The power or property of chewing the cud. Rumination is given to animals, to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterwards to chew it. 3. A musing or continued thinking on a subject; deliberate meditation or reflection. Retiring full of rumination sad.
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