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contemplation.

The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɑntəmˈpleɪʃən/General-American
  1. The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Holy meditation.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The act of looking forward to a future event.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The state of being considered or planned.

    countable · uncountable
    contemplation of port facility expansion
Where this word comes from

From Middle English contemplacioun, from Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatio. By surface analysis, contemplate + -ion.

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