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ideation /ˌʌɪdiˈeɪʃn /
noun [mass noun] mainly formal the formation of ideas or concepts:
this was not the first time she had expressed suicidal ideation
paranoid ideation.
– ORIGIN early 19th century: from ideate + -ion.
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