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Definition of Deliberation

Delegation
Delegation
  DELIBERATION   noun
The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
 

Devil's Dictionarydefinition from:
The Devil's Dictionary
by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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Regular definition:
DELIBERATION:
d??l?b??re???n n. 1 careful consideration. 2 a the discussion of reasons for and against. b a debate or discussion. 3 a caution and care. b (of movement) slowness or ponderousness. [ME f. OF f. L deliberatio -onis (as DELIBERATE)]


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