cognition

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English cognicion, from Latin cognitio (knowledge, perception, a judicial examination, trial), from cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (to know), from co- (together) + *gnoscere, older form of noscere (to know); see know, and compare cognize, cognizance, cognizor, cognosce, connoisseur.

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  • (RP) IPA: /kɒɡˈnɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /kQg"nIS@n/
  • (US) IPA: /kɑɡˈnɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /kAg"nIs@n/
  • Hyphenation: cog‧ni‧tion

Noun [edit]

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Wikipedia cognition (countable and uncountable; plural cognitions)

  1. The process of knowing.
  2. (countable) A result of a cognitive process.

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