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cognoscence

/ˈkɒɡnəsəns/

cognoscence noun: cognizance (awareness).

Noun

cognoscence (uncountable)

  1. Cognizance (awareness).
    • Beſides, there being that communication betwixt the Earth and the Aire, that at leaſt the fame of things will arrive to their cognoſcence that have left this life; […]1659, Henry More, chapter XI, in The Immortality of the Soul, so Farre Forth as It is Demonstrable from the Knowledge of Nature and the Light of Reason, London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for William...

Origin of cognoscence

From Latin cognoscentia, from cognōscere (“to know”). See also cognizance. By surface analysis, co- + Latin gnōsc(ere) + -ence.

Questions about cognoscence

What does cognoscence mean?
Cognoscence means cognizance (awareness).
What part of speech is cognoscence?
Cognoscence is a noun.
How do you pronounce cognoscence?
Cognoscence is pronounced /ˈkɒɡnəsəns/.

Words near cognoscence in the dictionary

  1. cognomination
  2. cognominations
  3. Cognos
  4. cognosce
  5. cognosced
  6. cognoscence
  7. cognoscent
  8. cognoscente
  9. cognoscenti
  10. cognosces
  11. cognoscibility

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