"incogitancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: incogitancies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin incōgitantia (“thoughtlessness”), from incōgitāns, from in- + cogitāns, present active participle of cōgitō (“think”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|incōgitantia||thoughtlessness}} Latin incōgitantia (“thoughtlessness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} incogitancy (countable and uncountable, plural incogitancies)
  1. A lack of thought or thinking. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: oblivion
    Sense id: en-incogitancy-en-noun-huQhuwZg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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