ruminatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

rūmĭnātĭo, ōnis,f. [ruminor], a chewing over again, chewing the cud, rumination.

I Lit.: animalium, Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 201; Serv. Verg. E. 6, 54.—

B Transf., a doubling; a repetition , return : corticis, Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 94: hiemis, id. 17, 22, 35, § 191.—*

II Trop., a thinking over , revolving in the mind , ruminating , rumination : cotidiana, Cic. Att. 2, 12, 2.

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