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cognoscenti
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kon-y
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shen
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kog-n
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co·gno·scen·ti
/
ˌkɒn
yəˈʃɛn
ti
,
ˌkɒg
nə-
/
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[
kon-y
uh
-
shen
-tee
,
kog-n
uh
-
]
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plural
noun
,
singular
-te
/
-ti
/
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[
-tee
]
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.
persons who have superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field, especially in the fine arts, literature, and world of fashion.
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conoscenti.
Origin:
1770–80;
<
Italian,
Latinized variant of
conoscente
(present participle of
conoscere
to know) < L.
See
cognition
,
-ent
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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cognoscenti
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cognoscenti
catch the drift.
The
cognoscenti
favour slashes with narrow openings rather than cuts that have expanded and grown floppy.
Sixty years ago, the athletic
cognoscenti
held that running a four-minute mile was physically impossible.
Ask the
cognoscenti
to name the world's best woman player and you would get a variety of answers.
Her work is what many contemporary art
cognoscenti
would call blissfully out of it.
The
cognoscenti
go to the back of the building facing the parking lots and give their cars to valets.
Local
cognoscenti
may admire her colorful and clever renderings hung above fireplaces in fashionable homes.
It was the art opening of the season, and the
cognoscenti
gathered to sip chardonnay and wax.
Art world
cognoscenti
say it cannot and should not be done.
When the train arrives at the border, the
cognoscenti
race off to shop for the three-and-a-half-hour process.
Avshalom promises, and you will turn heads among the
cognoscenti
of high-tops.
For the fashion
cognoscenti
intent on finding things first, it adds to the appeal.
For years, apparently, engineering
cognoscenti
and amateur scientists have wrestled with clinging shower curtains.
Burnett's presentation, the
cognoscenti
seemed less deeply moved by his work and more entertained by his banter.
The nation's backpacking
cognoscenti
laced up their hiking boots in anticipation.
Social media has become so ubiquitous in online endeavors that it is now shortened simply to social by the
cognoscenti
.
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World English Dictionary
cognoscenti
or
conoscenti
(ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ, ˌkɒɡnəʊ-)
—
pl n
,
sing
-te
(
sometimes singular
) people with informed appreciation of a particular field, esp in the fine arts; connoisseurs
[C18: from obsolete Italian (modern
conoscente
), from Latin
cognōscere
to know, learn about]
conoscenti
or
conoscenti
(ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ, ˌkɒɡnəʊ-, -tiː)
—
pl n
[C18: from obsolete Italian (modern
conoscente
), from Latin
cognōscere
to know, learn about]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
cognoscenti
pl. of
cognoscente
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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