WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cog•i•ta•tion
(koj′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- 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.
- Latin cōgitātiōn- (stem of cōgitātiō), equivalent. to cōgitāt(us) (see cogitate) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English cogitaciun 1175–1225
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