mentation

[men-tey-shuhn] Origin

men·ta·tion

[men-tey-shuhn]
noun
mental activity.

Origin:
1840–50; < Latin ment- (stem of mēns) mind + -ation
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Mentation is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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mentation (mɛnˈteɪʃən)
 
n
the process or result of mental activity

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mentation
1850, from L. ment- "mind" (see mental) + -ation.
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