ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin ratiocination-, ratiocinatio, from ratiocinatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the process of exact thinking : reasoning
pure ratiocination , where the intellect works cold and aloof in dry light — J.L.Lowes
b. : a specific train of thought or piece of reasoning
ratiocinations on conscience and conventional morality — M.S.Day
2. archaic
a. : the faculty of reason
b. : the habit of reasoning