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rumination

ru·mi·na·tion

UK/ˌɹuːmɪˈneɪʃən/ US/ˌrumɪˈneɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.
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

Origin

From Latin rūminātio (“chewing the cud”); see ruminate.

Phrases

  • rumination syndrome

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