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Learn “Cogitation”

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Cogitation

noun/koj-i-TAY-shun/

Meaning

Deep, careful thinking about something.

In context

The chess final was quiet except for each player's silent cogitation.

Remember it

Shares a root with 'cognition'; cogitation is the mind hard at work thinking.

Use it well

A formal word for serious pondering, heavier than casual thought.