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- DictionaryCog·i·ta·tion/ˌkäjəˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation: "Sorry, did I interrupt your cogitation?"
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Definition of cogitation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal. the faculty of thinking: She was a serious student and had a great power of cogitation. a thought; design or plan: to jot down one's cogitations.
Cogitation definition: concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation. See examples of COGITATION used in a sentence.
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Latinism, likely a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cogitatio, cogitationis, possibly influenced by or displacing an earlier doublet of cogitacion inherited from Middle English cogitacioun, from an Old French cogitaciun, from Vulgar Latin cōgitātiō, cōgitātiōnem; compare Middle French cogitatiun, French cogitation. All ultimately from verbal c...
(UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɒd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkɒː.d͡ʒəˈteɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkəʊd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/(US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkɑː.d͡ʒəˈteɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkoʊd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/cogitation (countable and uncountable, plural cogitations) 1. (uncountable) The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation. 2. (countable) A carefully considered thought, idea, notion.
6 days ago · 1. concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation. After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal. 2. the faculty of thinking. She was a serious student and had a great power of cogitation. 3. a thought; design or plan. to jot down one's cogitations.
1. concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation. After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal. 2. the faculty of thinking. She was a serious student and had a great power of cogitation. 3. a thought; design or plan. to jot down one's cogitations.
1. a. : the act of cogitating : meditation. b. : the capacity to think or reflect. 2. : a single thought. Synonyms. abstraction. conception. idea. image. impression. intellection. mind's eye. notion. picture. thought. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of cogitation in a Sentence.
