Etymology

contemplation

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Today it means: The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing. Full definition →

Middle English contemplacioun ← Old French contemplation ← Latin contemplatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromcontemplatio
  2. Old French · derived fromcontemplation
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcontemplacioun
  4. English todaycontemplation

From Middle English contemplacioun, from Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatio. By surface analysis, contemplate + -ion.

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