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- Dictionarycontemplative/kənˈtɛmplətɪv/
adjective
- 1. expressing or involving prolonged thought: "she regarded me with a contemplative eye"
noun
- 1. a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, especially in a monastery or convent.
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