cogitation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cogitation
    n 1: a carefully considered thought about something; "his
         cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook"
    2: attentive consideration and meditation; "after much
       cogitation he rejected the offer" [syn: {cogitation},
       {study}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cogitation \Cog`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. cogitatio: cf. F.
   cogitation.]
   The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation.
   "Fixed in cogitation deep." --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

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