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autognosis

UK/ˌɔːtəɡˈnəʊsɪs/US/ˌɔtəɡˈnoʊsɪs/

autognosis noun: self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities.

Noun

autognosis (plural uncountable or autognoses)

  1. Self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities.

Synonyms of autognosis

Forms of autognosis

plural uncountableautognoses

Origin of autognosis

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) (“self”) + γνῶσις (gnôsis) (“knowledge”).

Questions about autognosis

What does autognosis mean?
Autognosis means self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities.
What part of speech is autognosis?
Autognosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce autognosis?
Autognosis is pronounced /ˌɔːtəɡˈnəʊsɪs/ (UK).

Words near autognosis in the dictionary

  1. autoglossonym
  2. autoglossonyms
  3. autoglottonym
  4. autoglottonyms
  5. autognoses
  6. autognosis
  7. autognostic
  8. autognostics
  9. autogoal
  10. autogoals
  11. autogolpe

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