n :  the act or process of ruminating:  a  :  the act or process of regurgitating and chewing again previously swallowed food  b  :  obsessive or abnormal reflection upon an idea or deliberation over a choice .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  re·am·i·na·tion 
 
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