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    [Noun]  | "co*gno*scen*te" | \ ˌkän-yə-ˈshen-tē \


    1: a person who has expert knowledge in a subject : connoisseur


    Origin: 1776 ;

     Borrowed from Italian (now spelled conoscente), from cognoscente, conoscente adjective, "knowing," from present participle of cognoscere, conoscere "to know, have knowledge of," going back to Latin cognōscere "to get to know, acquire knowledge of" {mat|cognition|};

    [Noun]  | "cognoscente" 


    1: a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts;


      * e.g., " ... a cognoscente of medieval painting "





    2: a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field;


      * e.g., " ... cognoscenti in the art world knew that most of the works being auctioned off were second-rate stuff "



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