She spent the morning in meditation.
Daily meditation helps clear his mind.
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13th century
brown study, daydreaming, introspection, muse, navel-gazing, reflection, retrospection, reverie, study, trance, woolgathering;
: the act or process of spending time in quiet thought : the act or process of meditating
: an expression of a person's thoughts on something
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