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mentation
(men|ta¦tion)
Pronunciation:
/mɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
[
mass noun
]
technical
mental activity:
the highest levels of human mentation
Origin:
mid 19th century
: from Latin
mens
,
ment-
'mind'
+
-ation
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