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cog·ni·tion

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–noun

1.	the act or process of knowing; perception.

2.	the product of such a process; something thus known, perceived, etc.

3.	knowledge.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME cognicioun < L cognitiōn- (s. of cognitiō), equiv. to cognit(us), ptp. of cognōscere (co- co- + gni-, var. s. of gnōscere, nōscere, to learn (see know¹) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion

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cog·ni·tion·al, adjective

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cog·ni·tion Audio Help (kŏg-nĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.
That which comes to be known, as through perception, reasoning, or intuition; knowledge.

[Middle English cognicioun, from Latin cognitiō, cognitiōn-, from cognitus, past participle of cognōscere, to learn : co-, intensive pref.; see co- + gnōscere, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

cog·ni'tion·al adj.

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cognition
noun
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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cognition Audio Help (kŏg-nĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
The mental process of knowing, including awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.

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cognition cog·ni·tion (kŏg-nĭsh'ən)
n.
The mental faculty of knowing, which includes perceiving, recognizing, conceiving, judging, reasoning, and imagining.

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Main Entry: cog·ni·tion
Pronunciation: käg-'nish-&n
Function: noun
1 : cognitive mental processes
2 : aconscious intellectual act cognitions>

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Cognition

Cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. cognitio, fr. cognoscere, cognitum, to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere, gnoscere, to get a knowledge of. See Know, v. t.]

1. The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.

I will not be myself nor have cognation Of what I feel: I am all patience. --Shak.

2. That which is known.

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