cognoscente

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Obsolete Italian cognoscente (now conoscente) from Latin cognoscere "to know"

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɒnjəˈʃɛnteɪ/
• (US) IPA: /ˌkɑg.nəˈʃɛn.ti/, /ˌkɑn.jəˈʃɛn.ti/
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[edit] Noun

cognoscente (plural cognoscenti)

1. Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field; a connoisseur.
   • 1998, Marc J. Seifer, Chapter 42, Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius, ISBN 0806519606, page 397:

     At night, as creative author, the cognoscente sketched out the first draft of his expanded autobiography.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• cognition
• cognizance

[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /koɲoˈʃɛnte/

[edit] Verb

cognoscente

1. (obsolete) Present participle of cognoscere.