excogitation
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Noun (2)
- thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of itType of thinking, thought
- the creation of something in the mindSynonyms: inventioninnovationconceptiondesignType of creativity, creativenessKinds contrivance, concoction
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ex·cog′i·ta′tion noun
Origin: L. excogitatio: cf. F. excogitation.
The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54