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rumination

noun

Regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

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Word length
10
Starts with
R
Ends with
N
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C2

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noun

  1. Regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

noun

  1. (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)

    “Ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination”

noun

  1. A calm, lengthy, intent consideration

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Ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination

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