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cerebation

cerebation noun: the act of using the mind; thought.

Noun

cerebation (plural cerebations)

  1. The act of using the mind; thought.
    • 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.1875, Edward Heneage Dering, Sherborne; or, The House at the Four Ways, Smith, Elder & Co., page 284

Forms of cerebation

pluralcerebations

Origin of cerebation

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

Questions about cerebation

What does cerebation mean?
Cerebation means the act of using the mind; thought.
What part of speech is cerebation?
Cerebation is a noun.
What is the plural of cerebation?
The plural of cerebation is cerebations.

Words near cerebation in the dictionary

  1. cerealogists
  2. cerealogy
  3. cereals
  4. Cerean
  5. Cereans
  6. cerebation
  7. cerebations
  8. cerebel
  9. cerebella
  10. cerebellae
  11. cerebellar

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