thought
Cross references: 1. idea 1. thought past of THINK 2. thought \'tho.t\ n [ME, fr. OE tho-ht; akin to OE thencan to think - more at T]HINK 1a: the action or process of thinking : COGITATION 1b: serious consideration : REGARD 1c: RECOLLECTION 2a: reasoning power 2b: the power to imagine : CONCEPTION 3: something that is thought : as 3a: an individual act or product of thinking 3b: INTENTION, PLAN 3c: OPINION, BELIEF 3d: the intellectual product or the organized views and principles of a per iod, place, group, or individual 4: a slight amount : BIT
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