Cerebration
/ˌsɛr.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/noun
The act of thinking or reflecting; mental activity.
Did you know?Cerebration entered English in the 19th century as a learned formation from Latin cerebrum, and it helped turn thinking itself into something you could name, measure, and almost ritualize.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱer-
“to grow, to increase”
Latin
Latin
cerebrum
“brain”
Late Latin
Latin
cerebrāre
“to think, to meditate”
19th Century
English
cerebration
“the act of thinking or mental activity”
Modern English
English
cerebration
“thinking; mental activity”