I.a thinking over any thing, contemplation, meditation (class.).
I. Lit. (very rare): “stultam esse meditationem futuri mali, aut fortasse ne futuri quidem,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 15, 32. —
II. Transf.
A. Preparation for any thing (so most freq.): “multa commentatio atque meditatio,” Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118; “obeundi sui muneris,” id. Phil. 9, 1, 2: “meditatio atque exercitatio,” id. Div. 2, 46, 96: “nulla meditationis suspicio,” id. Brut. 37, 139: “mortis,” Sen. Ep. 54, 2: “campestris,” Plin. Pan. 13, 35: “dicendi,” Quint. 2, 10, 2: “rhetoricae,” Gell. 20, 5, 2.—
B. Of things, exercise, practice in any thing, custom, habit: “ramum edomari meditatione curvandi,” Plin. 17, 19, 30, § 137.
