cerebration
əˌbreɪt verb (used without object), verb (used with object), cer·e·brat·ed, cer·e·brat·ing.
to use the mind; think or think about.
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cerebrate (ˈsɛrɪˌbreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| facetious usually (intr) to use the mind; think; ponder; consider | |
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Cerebration
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| cerebration (ˌsɛrɪˈbreɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| the act of thinking; consideration; thought | |
| [C19: from Latin cerebrum brain] | |
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Word Origin & History
cerebration
1853, coined by English physiologist Dr. William B. Carpenter (1813-1885) from L. cerebrum "brain" (see cerebral).
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cerebration cer·e·bra·tion (sěr'ə-brā'shən)
n.
Activity of the mental processes; thinking.
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