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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescogitation
/ˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation.
"After hours of deep cogitation, she finally made her decision."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin cogitatio(n-), from cogitare 'think', from co- 'together' + agitare 'drive, agitate'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "cogitation" is said worldwide
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cogitation
Transliteration: koh-zhee-tah-syohn
"Il est plongé dans de profondes cogitations."
Nachdenken
Transliteration: nahkh-den-ken
"Nach langem Nachdenken fand er eine Lösung."
cogitazione
Transliteration: koh-jee-tah-tsee-oh-neh
"Era perso in una profonda cogitazione."
cogitación
Transliteration: koh-hee-tah-syohn
"Se quedó en silencio, perdido en sus cogitaciones."
cogitação
Transliteration: ko-zhi-ta-são
"Ele estava perdido em cogitações sobre o futuro."
चिंतन
Transliteration: chintan
"गंभीर चिंतन के बाद उसने यह निर्णय लिया।"
深思
Transliteration: shēnsī
"经过一番深思熟虑，他做出了决定。"
심사숙고
Transliteration: sim-sa-suk-go
"그는 깊은 심사숙고 끝에 결정을 내렸다."
熟考
Transliteration: jukkō
"彼は長い熟考の末に結論を出した。"
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