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Vinony

ideation

noun

  1. creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas, comprising all stages of a thought cycle, from innovation, to development, to actualization
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Pronunciation: /ˌaɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English ideate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English ideation From ideate + -ion.

  1. The conceptualization of a mental image.

    “suicidal ideation”

    “Natural language is fuzzy mostly because human ideation is fuzzy.”

  2. The synthesis of ideas.