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Cognoscente


Cogˊnos-cen′te

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Cognoscenti
(#)
.
[OIt.
cognoscente
, p. pr. of
cognoscere
, It.
conoscere
to know.]
A connoisseur.
Mason.

Definition 2024


cognoscente

cognoscente

English

Noun

cognoscente (plural cognoscenti)

  1. Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field; a connoisseur.
    • 1998, Marc J. Seifer, chapter 42, in 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.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɲɲoʃˈʃɛnte/

Verb

cognoscente

  1. (obsolete) present participle of cognoscere