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consideration

/kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ noun

In Latin: consideratio Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about consideration at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The process of giving careful thought to something.
  2. Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision.
    another consideration is the time it would take
  3. A discussion of a topic (as in a meeting).
    consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour

Origin

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

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