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View synonyms for cogitation

cogitation

[ koj-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  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.

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Other Words From

  • precog·i·tation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cogitation1

1175–1225; Middle English cogitaciun < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin cōgitātiōn- (stem of cōgitātiō ), equivalent to cōgitāt ( us ) ( cogitate ) + -iōn- -ion

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