cerebration

See also: cérébration

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɹɪˈbɹeɪʃən/

Noun

cerebration (countable and uncountable, plural cerebrations)

1. The act of cerebrating; thinking, reflection, thought.
   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience […] ‎^[1], London: Folio Society, published 2008, page 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”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     Duncan himself, however, seems to have alpine cerebrations embedded in his very molecules.

Related terms

• cerebrate