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commognition

commognition noun: a theory that regards thinking as a form of internal communication rather than an entirely different operation.

Noun

commognition (uncountable)

  1. A theory that regards thinking as a form of internal communication rather than an entirely different operation.

Origin of commognition

Blend of communication + cognition, coined by Anna Sfard.

Questions about commognition

What does commognition mean?
Commognition means a theory that regards thinking as a form of internal communication rather than an entirely different operation.
What part of speech is commognition?
Commognition is a noun.

Words near commognition in the dictionary

  1. commodore admirals
  2. commodores
  3. Commodorian
  4. Commodorians
  5. Commodus
  6. commognition
  7. commognitive
  8. commolition
  9. common
  10. common alder
  11. common alders

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