{
    "term": "meditation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the practice of focusing your mind in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She found peace through yoga and meditation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She uses music and guided meditation to relax and inspire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Techniques of deep meditation help people under stress."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I recently discovered the benefits of meditation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More and more people practise meditation on a regular basis."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deep", "profound", "quiet"],
                "verb + meditation": ["do", "practise/​practice"],
                "preposition": ["in meditation", "meditation on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the activity of thinking deeply about something, especially so that you do not notice the people or things around you",
            "sensetop": "in meditation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was deep in meditation and didn't see me come in.",
                    "contextForm": "in meditation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stared out of the window in silent meditation."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "serious thoughts on a particular subject that somebody writes down or speaks",
            "sensetop": "meditation (on something)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "his meditations on life and art"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The novel is an extended meditation on art, love and loss."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A rare copy of his ‘Meditations on Love’ has been discovered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She kept a journal of her meditations and dreams."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The play contains some fascinating meditations on the nature of genius."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deep", "profound", "quiet"],
                "verb + meditation": ["do", "practise/​practice"],
                "preposition": ["in meditation", "meditation on"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn/",
                "audio": "me/meditation/meditation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn/",
                "audio": "me/meditation/meditation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, from Latin meditatio(n-), from meditari, from a base meaning ‘measure’; related to mete."
}