excogitation
UK/ɛksˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃən//ɛksˌkɑdʒəˈteɪʃən/
excogitation noun: careful thought or consideration.
Noun
excogitation (countable and uncountable, plural excogitations)
- Careful thought or consideration.
- […] the subtile excogitations of the Hollanders […]c. 1672, William Petty - Political Arithmetick, p. 21.
- 186?, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend
To the excogitation of this problem, this harmless gentleman had devoted many anxious hours […]
Forms of excogitation
| plural | excogitations |
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Origin of excogitation
From Latin excogitatio.
Words that rhyme with excogitation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about excogitation
- What does excogitation mean?
- Excogitation means careful thought or consideration.
- What part of speech is excogitation?
- Excogitation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce excogitation?
- Excogitation is pronounced /ɛksˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of excogitation?
- The plural of excogitation is excogitations.
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