precognizable
nə adjective
1.
capable of being perceived or known.
2.
being within the jurisdiction of a court.
Related forms
cog·ni·za·bly, adverb
non·cog·ni·za·ble, adjective
non·cog·ni·za·b·ly, adverb
pre·cog·ni·za·ble, adjective
un·cog·ni·za·ble, adjective
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cognizable or cognisable (ˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl, ˈkɒnɪ-, ˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl, ˈkɒnɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | perceptible |
| 2. | law susceptible to the jurisdiction of a court |
| cognisable or cognisable | |
| —adj | |
| 'cognizably or cognisable | |
| —adv | |
| 'cognisably or cognisable | |
| —adv | |
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Precognizable
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
cognizable
1670s, "capable of being known," also "liable to be tried in a given court or jurisdiction," from stem of cognizant.
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