"train of thought" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trains of thought [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|trains of thought}} train of thought (plural trains of thought)
  1. The flow of thinking. Wikipedia link: train of thought Categories (topical): Thinking Synonyms: thought path, thread of thought, train of thinking, train of thoughts Related terms: line of thought, stream of consciousness, thought process Translations (flow of thinking): curs dels pensaments [masculine] (Catalan), 思路 (sīlù) (Chinese Mandarin), tankegang [common-gender] (Danish), gedachtegang [masculine] (Dutch), pensfadeno (Esperanto), ajatuskulku (Finnish), raisonnement [masculine] (French), flux de pensée [masculine] (French), Gedankengang [masculine] (German), חוּט מַחְשָׁבָה (ẖut maẖshavá) [masculine] (Hebrew), gondolatmenet (Hungarian), filo del ragionamento [masculine] (Italian), tankegang [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tankegang [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), tok myślenia [masculine] (Polish), fio da meada [masculine] (Portuguese), ход мы́слей (xod mýslej) [masculine] (Russian), tren de pensamiento (Spanish), tankegång [common-gender] (Swedish), хід думок (xid dumok) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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