cerebration

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See also: cérébration

English

Etymology

From Latin cerebrum (“brain”) + -ation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛɹɪˈbɹeɪʃən/

Noun

cerebration (countable and uncountable, plural cerebrations)

The act of cerebrating; reflection, thinking, thought.
- 1902, William James, “Lecture IX: Conversion”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , →OCLC, page 207:
  We shall erelong hear still more remarkable illustrations of subconsciously maturing processes eventuating in results of which we suddenly grow conscious. […] 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”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
  Duncan himself, however, seems to have alpine cerebrations embedded in his very molecules.
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