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cognoscenti

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Main Entry:
co·gno·scen·te Listen to the pronunciation of cognoscente Listen to the pronunciation of cognoscente
Pronunciation:
\ˌkän-yə-ˈshen-tē, ˌkäg-nə-, -ˈsen-\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural co·gno·scen·ti Listen to the pronunciation of cognoscenti \-tē\
Etymology:
obsolete Italian (now conoscente), from cognoscente, adjective, wise, from Latin cognoscent-, cognoscens, present participle of cognoscere
Date:
1776
: a person who has expert knowledge in a subject : connoisseur
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