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COGITATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attentive consideration and meditation
Example:
after much cogitation he rejected the offer
Synonyms:
cogitation; study
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cogitation" is a kind of...):
contemplation; musing; reflection; reflexion; rumination; thoughtfulness (a calm, lengthy, intent consideration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cogitation"):
lucubration (laborious cogitation)
Derivation:
cogitate (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
cogitate (consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A carefully considered thought about something
Example:
his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cogitation" is a kind of...):
idea; thought (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)
Derivation:
cogitate (consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind)
