n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ ō -s ə - ' n ā -sh ə n, - ˌ nä-
Function: noun
Date: circa 1530
1 : the process of exact thinking : REASONING
2 : a reasoned train of thought
– ra · ti · o · ci · na · tive \ - ' ō -s ə - ˌ n ā -tiv, - ' nä- \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ ō -s ə - ' n ā -sh ə n, - ˌ nä-
Function: noun
Date: circa 1530
1 : the process of exact thinking : REASONING
2 : a reasoned train of thought
– ra · ti · o · ci · na · tive \ - ' ō -s ə - ˌ n ā -tiv, - ' nä- \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012