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cerebration

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /sɛɹɪˈbɹeɪʃən/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of cerebrating; reflection, thinking, thought.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • thinking always made him frown
  • she paused for thought

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thinking, thought, thought process, intellection, mentation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: higher cognitive process

Narrower terms: free association, construction, mental synthesis, reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought, line of thought, train of thought, thread, mysticism, ideation, consideration, excogitation, explanation, planning, preparation, provision, problem solving, convergent thinking, divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking

History

Etymology

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