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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Meditation

/mĕdˌ-ət-āsh'-ən/ · Med·i·ta·tion · IPA /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/
01 n. The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.
  1. 1.
    The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.
    “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight.” — Ps. xix. 14.
  2. 2.
    Thought; -- without regard to kind.[Obs.]
    “With wings as swift As meditation or the thoughts of love.” Shak.