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cogitation

/ˌkɑd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
cog-i-ta-tion
IPA
/ˌkɑd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation.

Uncountable

noun

A carefully considered thought, idea, notion.

Countable

Etymology

Latinism, likely a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cogitatio, cogitationis, possibly influenced by or displacing an earlier doublet of cogitacion inherited from Middle English cogitacioun, from an Old French cogitaciun, from Vulgar Latin cōgitātiō, cōgitātiōnem; compare Middle French cogitatiun, French cogitation. All ultimately from verbal construction cōgitātus + -iō, from the perfect passive participle of Latin cōgitō (“to turn over in the mind; think, consider, ponder, meditate”), frequentative verb from con- (“together, with”) + agitō (“to put in constant motion, drive at something; devise, plot, contrive”), root from Proto-Italic *agō (“to drive, impel”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: con
  • Root: *h₂eǵ-, cogitacioun, cogitaciun, cōgitātiō, cōgitō, *agō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɑd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
  • British English: /ˌkɒd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cogitations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cogitable cogitate cogitative

Synonyms

Synonyms: see Thesaurus:consideration study

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce cogitation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑd͡ʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/.
What does cogitation mean?
The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation.
Where does cogitation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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