DELIBERATION
\dɪlˌɪbəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪlˌɪbəɹˈeɪʃən], \d_ɪ_l_ˌɪ_b_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DELIBERATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
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the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation"
By Princeton University
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a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
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the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
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Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
By Oddity Software
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The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
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Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of deliberating; careful consideration; mature reflection;—discussion; examination of the reasons for and against a measure; consultation;—coolness; prudence.
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