First Known Use: 1776
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cognoscente
noun co·gno·scen·te \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
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Origin of COGNOSCENTE
obsolete Italian (now conoscente), from cognoscente, adjective, wise, from Latin cognoscent-, cognoscens, present participle of cognoscere
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- connoisseur, dilettante
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