cogitation

[ koj-i-tey-shuh n ]

/ ˌkɒdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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.

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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

coggan, cogged, coggle, cogitable, cogitate, cogitation, cogitative, cogito, ergo sum, cognac, cognate, cognate object

Example sentences from the Web for cogitations

That it could by any possibility be anything else did not enter his cogitations.
The Rhodesian|Gertrude Page
“Take it to Master Rattlin—I have no time,” was the result of his cogitations.
Rattlin the Reefer|Edward Howard
Beaton did not put it to himself in those words; and in fact his cogitations were not in words at all.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete|William Dean Howells
At this point her cogitations were interrupted and her playacting spoiled by the unexpected return of mother and Aunt Nettie.
Missy|Dana Gatlin

My night's cogitations had not enabled me to solve the detective problem, but I felt confident that something was decidedly wrong.
Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison|Austin Biron Bidwell