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A.Word.A.Day--ruminate Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio ruminate (ROO-mi-nayt) verb intr. 1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind. 2. To chew cud. verb tr. To reflect on over and over again. [Latin ruminare, ruminat-, from rumen, rumin-, throat.] "Consider it a little cranium teaser for an August day. You think about it for a while, you ruminate and cogitate, and you let me know as soon as you've come up with an answer." Rick Horowitz, August, that time of year when there's no there there, The Dallas Morning News, 24 Aug 1997. This week's theme: verbs. X-Bonus Errors like straws upon the surface flow: / Who would search for pearls must dive below. -John Dryden

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