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cogitation

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cog⋅i⋅ta⋅tion

  [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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Origin:
1175–1225; ME cogitaciun < AF, OF < L cōgitātiōn- (s. of cōgitātiō), equiv. to cōgitāt(us) (see cogitate ) + -iōn- -ion
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cog·i·ta·tion   (kŏj'ĭ-tā'shən)   
n.  

  1. Thoughtful consideration; meditation.

  2. A serious thought; a carefully considered reflection.

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