metacogitate

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verb

To think about thought itself

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Meanings

verbmetacogitate (third-person singular simple present metacogitates, present participle metacogitating, simple past and past participle metacogitated)

present singular third person metacogitates · participle present metacogitating · participle past metacogitated · past metacogitated

  1. human sciencesTo think about thought itself

Origin

From meta- + cogitate.

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APA

metacogitate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacogitate

MLA

“metacogitate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacogitate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metacogitate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacogitate.

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