## Meanings
1. The practice of quieting and focusing the mind for relaxation or spiritual purposes.
2. Deep, careful thought about a subject.
3. A piece of writing or speech that thoughtfully explores a subject.

## Examples
- Daily meditation helps her feel calm and less stressed.
- After much meditation, she finally made her decision.
- Her book is really a meditation on the art of cooking.

## Derived Forms
- beditation
- meditational
- nonmeditation

## Related Forms
- meditate
- meditationist
- meditative
- meditativeness
- mentation
- premeditation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: meditacion
- Root: meditatio
- Root: *med-

## Etymology
From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”).

## AI Etymology
Meditation comes from Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”). In present-day English its meanings include the practice of quieting and focusing the mind for relaxation or spiritual purposes, deep, careful thought about a subject, and a piece of writing or speech that thoughtfully explores a subject. The historical chain runs through meditacion (Old French), meditatio (Latin), and *med- (Proto-Indo-European). Related and derived forms include meditate, meditationist, meditative, and beditation.

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- Mind & Cognition

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