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conoscente

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co⋅no⋅scen⋅ti

  [koh-nuh-shen-tee, kon-uh-; It. kaw-naw-shen-tee]
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–plural noun, singular -te  [-tee; It. -te] .
cognoscenti.
Origin:
1760–70

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, 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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