conoscenti

co·no·scen·ti

[koh-nuh-shen-tee, kon-uh-; Italian kaw-naw-shen-tee]
plural noun, singular co·no·scen·te [-tee; Italian -te] .

Origin:
1760–70

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cognoscenti or conoscenti (ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ, ˌkɒɡnəʊ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
pl n
 
[C18: from obsolete Italian (modern conoscente), from Latin cognōscere to know, learn about]

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conoscenti (ˌkɒnəʊˈʃɛntɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
pl n , sing -te
a variant spelling of cognoscenti

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