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cognoscente

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co⋅gno⋅scen⋅ti

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

Origin:
1770–80; < It, Latinized var. of conoscente (prp. of conoscere to know) < L. See cognition, -ent
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co·gno·scen·te   (kŏn'yə-shěn'tē, kŏg'nə-)   
n.   pl. co·gno·scen·ti (-tē)
A person with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur.

[Obsolete Italian, from Latin cognōscēns, cognōscent-, present participle of cognōscere, to know; see cognition.]
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