cogitation

  • 11cogitation — noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of cogitating ; meditation b. the capacity to think or reflect 2. a single thought …

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  • 12cogitation — noun /kɒdʒ.ɪ.ˈteɪʃ.ən/ a) The process of cogitating; thought, deliberation or meditation b) A carefully considered thought …

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  • 13cogitation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reflection, consideration, contemplation; see reflection 1 , thought 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or process of thinking: brainwork, cerebration, contemplation, deliberation, excogitation, meditation,… …

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  • 14cogitation — cog·i·ta·tion || ‚kÉ’dʒɪ teɪʃn n. contemplation, rumination, reflection …

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  • 15cogitation — n. Meditation, contemplation, thought, thinking, reflection, deliberation …

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  • 16cogitation — n 1. meditation, meditating, contemplation, contemplating, musing, pondering, brooding, mulling over, dwelling on; reflection, reflecting, cogitating, rumination, ruminating, chewing over, chewing one s cud, brown study; thought, thinking about… …

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  • 17cogitation — cog·i·ta·tion …

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  • 18cogitation — cog•i•ta•tion [[t]ˌkɒdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an act of reflection or meditation; contemplation 2) the faculty of thinking 3) a thought, scheme, or plan • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME < AF, OF < L …

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  • 19cogitation — /kɒdʒəˈteɪʃən/ (say kojuh tayshuhn) noun 1. meditation. 2. the faculty of thinking. 3. a thought; a design or plan …

  • 20thought — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mental activity Nouns 1. thought, thoughtfulness; reflection, cogitation, consideration, meditation, study, lucubration, speculation, deliberation, pondering; head work, brainwork; cerebration; deep… …

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