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consideration

con·sid·er·ation

Today it means: The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition). Full definition →

Middle English consideracioun ← Old French consideracion ← Latin cōnsīderātiō

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Latin · derived fromcōnsīderātiō
Old French · derived fromconsideracion
Middle English · inherited fromconsideracioun
English todayconsideration

From Middle English consideracioun, from Old French consideracion, from Latin cōnsīderātiō. By surface analysis, consider + -ation.

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