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ratiocinatio

ratiocinatio noun: reasoning (typically with oneself) by asking questions.

Noun

ratiocinatio (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Reasoning (typically with oneself) by asking questions.
  2. (rhetoric) Making statements, then asking the reason for such an affirmation, then answering oneself.

Origin of ratiocinatio

From Latin ratiōcinātiō.

Questions about ratiocinatio

What does ratiocinatio mean?
Ratiocinatio means reasoning (typically with oneself) by asking questions.
What part of speech is ratiocinatio?
Ratiocinatio is a noun.

Words near ratiocinatio in the dictionary

  1. ratio'd
  2. ratiocinate
  3. ratiocinated
  4. ratiocinates
  5. ratiocinating
  6. ratiocinatio
  7. ratiocination
  8. ratiocinations
  9. ratiocinative
  10. ratiocinatively
  11. ratiocinator

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