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Webster 1913 Edition
Ratiocination
Raˊti-ocˊi-na′tion
(răshˊĭ-ŏs′ĭ-nā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[L.
ratiocinatio
: cf. F. ratiocination
.] The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ratiocination
RATIOCINA'TION
,Noun.