excogitation

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excogitation

/ɛksˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃən/ UK
/ɛksˌkɑdʒəˈteɪʃən/ US

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From Latin excogitatio.

noun excogitations

countable, uncountable Careful thought or consideration. c. 1672, William Petty - Political Arithmetick, p. 21. […] the subtile excogitations of the Hollanders […]

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@misc{excogitation_2026,
  title = {excogitation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/excogitation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}