Meaning & use
Cogitation
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Careful, deep thought or reflection on a subject.
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After much cogitation, she decided to accept the job offer.
The philosopher's cogitations on free will filled several notebooks.
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The word shares its Latin root, 'cogitare' (to think), with Descartes' famous phrase 'cogito, ergo sum' — 'I think, therefore I am.'
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