cogitation

[ koj-i-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌkɒdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal.

the faculty of thinking: She was a serious student and had a great power of cogitation.

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

Origin of cogitation

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

Words nearby cogitation

cogged, coggle, cog in the wheel, cogitable, cogitate, cogitation, cogitative, cogito, ergo sum, cognac, cognate, cognate object

Example sentences from the Web for cogitation

And in every way, in cogitation, in speech or action, I am lost.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
The goldsmith seemed to think, and his cogitation made him smile.
The Tale of Timber Town|Alfred Grace
After a great deal of cogitation the captain decided to go back to Wuchia-fang and wait for further orders.
Human Bullets|Tadayoshi Sakurai
At length, after a good deal of cogitation, he hit upon the expedient of adopting the disguise in which I saw him.
By the Barrow River|Edmund Leamy

Fleetwood put on the mask of cogitation to cover a shudder, 'How?'
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith