cerebration
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin cerebrum (“brain”) + -ation.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sɛɹɪˈbɹeɪʃən/
[edit] Noun
cerebration (countable and uncountable; plural cerebrations)
- The act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 177:
- Dr Carpenter first, unless I am mistaken, introduced the term ‘unconscious cerebration’, which has since then been a popular phrase of explanation.
- 2009 January 25, Lee Siegel, “No Exit”, New York Times:
- Duncan himself, however, seems to have alpine cerebrations embedded in his very molecules.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 177:
