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Pronunciation : Ru"mi*nate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. ruminatus, p.p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, -inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. roccettan.]
Definition : 1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. "Cattle free to ruminate." Wordsworth.

2. Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect. Cowper. Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that ruminates on the felicity of heaven I. Taylor.

i. [imp. & p. p. Ruminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruminating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ru"mi*nate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To chew over again.

2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. Dryden. What I know Is ruminated, plotted, and set down. Shak.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ru"mi*nate, Ru"mi*na`ted
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913