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      ruminative
      adjective
      deeply or seriously thoughtful
      Roots
      rumenrumin- · Latin · throat, gullet (chew the cud)atus-at · Latin · forming participleivus-ive · Latin · tending to
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      The word ruminative breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: rumin, from Latin rumen (“throat, gullet (chew the cud)”); -at, from Latin atus (“forming participle”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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