Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cerebation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cere-ba-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of using the mind; thought.

Example Sentences

"What he said, when he did speak, (whether accidentally, or through unconscious cerebation, who shall say?) was just what he would have been likely to feel under the circumstance."

Etymology

Presumably a variant of cerebration, from Latin cerebrum, "brain", + -ation.

Inflected Forms

cerebations (plural)

Questions

What does cerebation mean?: The act of using the mind; thought.
Where does cerebation come from?: Presumably a variant of cerebration, from Latin cerebrum, "brain", + -ation.

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