Excogitation \Ex*cog`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. excogitatio: cf. F.
excogitation.]
The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts;
invention; contrivance.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
excogitation
n 1: thinking something out with care in order to achieve
complete understanding of it
2: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation,
conception, design]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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