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cog⋅ni⋅tion

  [kog-nish-uhn]
–noun
1. the act or process of knowing; perception.
2. the product of such a process; something thus known, perceived, etc.
3. knowledge.
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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 know 1 ) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
cog⋅ni⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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cog·ni·tion   (kŏg-nĭsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.

  2. 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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Medical Dictionary

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

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