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noncognizance

noncognizance noun: lack of cognizance; the state of being noncognizant.

Noun

noncognizance (uncountable)

  1. Lack of cognizance; the state of being noncognizant.

Origin of noncognizance

From non- + cognizance.

Questions about noncognizance

What does noncognizance mean?
Noncognizance means lack of cognizance; the state of being noncognizant.
What part of speech is noncognizance?
Noncognizance is a noun.

Words near noncognizance in the dictionary

  1. noncognitivisms
  2. noncognitivist
  3. noncognitivistic
  4. noncognitivists
  5. noncognizable
  6. noncognizance
  7. noncognizant
  8. noncognoscenti
  9. noncohabiting
  10. noncoherence
  11. noncoherent

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