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Cognoscente
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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)
- 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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Translations
Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field; a connoisseur
Related terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koɲɲoʃˈʃɛnte/
Verb
cognoscente
- (obsolete) present participle of cognoscere