COGITATION - Definition

Pronunciation:		`kâji'teyshun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" [n] a carefully considered thought about something; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook"

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	Synonyms:	study

	See Also:	contemplation, idea, lucubration, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thought, thoughtfulness

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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