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excogitation

Meaning of "excogitation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF EXCOGITATION

eksˌkɒdʒɪˈteɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXCOGITATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Excogitation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXCOGITATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of excogitation in the English dictionary

The definition of excogitation in the dictionary is the act or process of excogitating or thinking out.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXCOGITATION

accreditation · adaptation · alimentation · citation · consultation · documentation · excitation · hesitation · implementation · interpretation · invitation · limitation · meditation · orientation · presentation · rehabilitation · representation · reputation · rotation · transportation

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXCOGITATION

exclusiveness · exclusivism · exclusivist · exclusivity · exclusory · excogitable · excogitate · excogitative · excogitator · excommunicable · excommunicate · excommunication · excommunicative · excommunicator · excommunicatory · excommunion · excoriate · excoriation · excorticate · excortication

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXCOGITATION

action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · duration · education · evaluation · federation · formation · foundation · generation

Synonyms and antonyms of excogitation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «excogitation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXCOGITATION

Find out the translation of excogitation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of excogitation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «excogitation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

excogitation
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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excogitation
570 millions of speakers
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English

excogitation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

excogitation
380 millions of speakers
ar

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excogitation
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

выдумывание
278 millions of speakers
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excogitation
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্ভাবন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

excogitation
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Excogitation
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Erdenken
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

excogitation
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

해냄
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Excogitation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kế hoạch
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

excogitation
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Excogitation
75 millions of speakers
tr

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excogitation
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

escogitazione
65 millions of speakers
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excogitation
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вигадування
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

excogitation
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

excogitation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verzinsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

excogitation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

excogitation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of excogitation

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCOGITATION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of excogitation
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «excogitation».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about excogitation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCOGITATION»

Discover the use of excogitation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to excogitation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Somebody Simon
Excogitation. “Scott, I have been working on something for a long time,” I said as I passed him a Guinness. “For a long time I have been dealing with anxiety. I am not sure how it started, but I wanted you to know that I work with a therapist every  ...
Robin Ferris De Sapio, 2009
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Planet Evelin
An. excogiTATion. While Nikolas lay in bed the following night, he heard a crack. The closet door unlocked itself, and then it opened and something came out. His heart began to race. It was dark, but Nikolas could see the outline ofa woman.
Brian Elnakib, 2012
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Sir T. Elyot, The Governour, i. 23. He must first think, and excogitate his matter, then choose his words. B. Jonson, Discoveries. Did at last excogitate How he might keep the good and leave the bad. Browning, King and Book, I. 121. excogitation ...
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British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review: Or, Quarterly ...
The " patient excogitation " which this able writer indicates as the great instrument of metaphysical research, has been wielded in Germany by the (perhaps) greatest intellects that have appeared in any age, and yet what has been the result?
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Report on the state of the blood and the blood-vessels in ...
This meaningless excogitation of his, Sir Joseph Lister claims to be a scientific discovery by himself of the true cause of the commencement of inflammatory congestion, and boasts that it has received independent confirmation from his ...
Thomas Wharton Jones, 1891
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Rhetoric and Wonder in English Travel Writing, 1560-1613
A rhetorical reading should have as its aim a similar progress of excogitation or inference from the words on the page onwards and upwards to a final intellection or full understanding of the matter, and thus its intellectual significance.
Jonathan P. A. Sell, 2006
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Karl Jaspers:
From a periechontological perspective we can see the following: If the excogitation of the essence of truth as aletheia had in fact been effected in reference to the Hebrew Bible, then only by means of a hermeneutic that is not conscious of its ...
Richard Wisser, Leonard H. Ehrlich, 1993
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Protean Shape: A Study in Eighteenth-century Vocabulary and ...
3 Ruffhead in the Monthly Review4 dislikes Dr Johnson's vocabulary in Rasselas —excogitation, multifarious, transcendental and ' indiscerpihle which it is difficult to pronounce with composed features'. Of these, excogitation, indiscerpihle and ...
Susie I. Tucker, 2014
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Writings (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 37)
Correct speech exhibits two kinds of excogitation (stuvoioc). Thus there is that which is, as it were, a certain extra thinking out and consideration by which the general concept and unanalyzed knowledge of things are unfolded and made fully ...
John of Damascus, 2010
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Viator
We have already noted Cicero's equation of invention and "excogitation," but have not studied it in the context which Cicero intended, that is, in terms of content for rhetorical discourse. He formulated a five-part scheme for rhetoric: inventio, ...
University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 1977

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCOGITATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term excogitation is used in the context of the following news items.
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The World's Cold Ocean Lab
... startups – led by entrepreneurs and backed by the Province's commitment to support them – tread new paths of excogitation and execution. «Marine Technology News, Apr 15»
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Action-packed art at Children's Museum, and all around Boston
Follow the rolling balls from the Museum of Science lobby (“Archimedean Excogitation”) to Logan International Airport's Terminal A (“Goldberg ... «Boston Globe, Apr 14»
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2014 Maruti SX4 S-Cross – First Impressions Review
... sub-4 metre car should be thanked for setting the ball rolling on an excogitation juggernaut that still hasn't stopped rolling since it was set off. «Indian Cars Bikes, Feb 14»
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Add a personal message:(80 character limit)
... I were happily ambling over to perhaps our favorite MOS display: “Archimedean Excogitation,'' the audiokinetic sculpture by George Rhoads. «Boston Globe, Jul 11»
5
An iPhone with a Keyboard
The keyboard, once again blends in a sense of simplicity to a brilliant excogitation. The 3G iPhone users though will not be able to avail of the ... «Walyou, Oct 10»
6
Doug Stewart Surely Killed His Wife, Venus Rose Stewart!
This excogitation contains the premise that the husband did do it; let me include this disclaimer so that some might not accuse me of falsely, ... «Student Operated Press, Jun 10»
REFERENCE
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