cogitation
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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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cog•i•ta•tion
(ˌkɒdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən)n.
1. an act of reflection or meditation; contemplation.
2. the faculty of thinking.
3. a thought, scheme, or plan.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin]
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cogitation
1. the act of meditation or contemplation.
2. the faculty of thinking.
3. a thought; a design or plan. — cogitator, n. — cogitative, adj.
See also: Thinking2. the faculty of thinking.
3. a thought; a design or plan. — cogitator, n. — cogitative, adj.
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Noun | 1. | cogitation - a carefully considered thought about something; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook" |
2. | cogitation - attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" lucubration - laborious cogitation musing, reflection, rumination, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexion - a calm, lengthy, intent consideration |
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cogitation
nounThe act or process of thinking:
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Translations
تَفْكير، ، تأمُّـل طَويل
přemýšleníúvaha
grundig overvejelse
íhugun
düşünme
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cogitation
n → Nachdenken nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cogitate
(ˈkodʒiteit) verb to think carefully.
ˌcogiˈtation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.