medication
/ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
Common
1.n.(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
2.n.the act of treating with medicines or remedies
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medication and meditation differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. medication means “(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease”. meditation means “continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature”. medication is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/
1.n.(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
2.n.the act of treating with medicines or remedies
| medication | meditation | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/ | /ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən/ |
| Said | med-uh-KAY-shuhn | med-uh-TAY-shuhn |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| Letters | 10 | 10 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | medicine, medicament, medicinal drug | speculation |
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/ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən/
1.n.continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
“the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge”
2.n.(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)