cogitation

[ koj-i-tey-shuhn ]
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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.

  1. a thought; design or plan: to jot down one's cogitations.

Origin of cogitation

1
1175–1225; Middle English cogitaciun<Anglo-French, Old French <Latin cōgitātiōn- (stem of cōgitātiō), equivalent to cōgitāt(us) (see cogitate) + -iōn--ion

Other words from cogitation

  • pre·cog·i·ta·tion, noun

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How to use cogitation in a sentence

  • For just as I was deep in my cogitations I heard a step, and my father came into sight, looking very hot and tired.

    Mass' George | George Manville Fenn
  • And full of such cogitations, the mayor returned to his habitation.

    Mr. Joseph Hanson, The Haberdasher | Mary Russell Mitford
  • The result of his cogitations was an early visit to Mrs. Treves next day.

  • Their cogitations on this and other matters were interrupted suddenly, and in a manner which was somewhat alarming.

    The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
  • Minerva was "eddicated," and in her head were cogitations which he could never hope to comprehend.

    The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck