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cognoscente

[kon-yuh-shen-tee, kog-nuh-] Example Sentences Origin

co·gno·scen·ti

[kon-yuh-shen-tee, kog-nuh-]
plural noun, singular -te [-tee] .
persons who have superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field, especially in the fine arts, literature, and world of fashion.


Origin:
1770–80; < Italian, Latinized variant of conoscente (present participle of conoscere to know) < L. See cognition, -ent
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Cognoscente is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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  • Time is the creation of the brain of a cognoscente life-form.
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Word Origin & History

cognoscente
1778, from It. cognoscente, Latinized from conoscente "connoisseur," lit. "knowing man," from L. cognoscentum, prp. of cognoscere "to know" (see cognizance).
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cognoscenti
pl. of cognoscente (q.v.).
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