cognoscente
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noun \ˌkän-yə-ˈshen-tē, ˌkäg-nə-, -ˈsen-\ plural co·gno·scen·ti\-tē\
Definition of COGNOSCENTE
: a person who has expert knowledge in a subject : connoisseur
Examples of COGNOSCENTE
- <a cognoscente of medieval painting>
- <cognoscenti in the art world knew that most of the works being auctioned off were second-rate stuff>
Origin of COGNOSCENTE
obsolete Italian (now conoscente), from cognoscente, adjective, wise, from Latin cognoscent-, cognoscens, present participle of cognoscere
First Known Use: 1776
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- Synonyms
- connoisseur, dilettante
Rhymes with COGNOSCENTE
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