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Word of the Day: cogitation koj-i-TEY-shuhn noun 1.concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal. 2. the faculty of thinking: She was a serious student and had a great power of cogitation. 3. a thought; design or plan: to jot down ones cogitations. How could I suggest anything, do you think I know what I have in mind, the captain responded whimsically after long cogitation , shaking his head for emphasis. -- Péter Nádas, translated by Imre Goldstein , Parallel Stories , 2011 Out of the soil of strenuous cogitation , which is the engine of holy inspiration, and which you Karaites demean as mere contradiction, burst the sweet buds of Conduct and Conscience. -- Cynthia Ozick , Heir to the Glimmering World , 2004 Cogitation is derived from the Middle English word cogitaciun . The suffix -ion denotes action or conditions, as in opinion .
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:43:18 +0000

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