cognoscenti

Variant of cognoscente

cognoscente definition

co·gno·scente (käg′nə s̸hen′tē, kôg′nə-, kän′yə-)

noun pl. cognoscenti -·ti (-tē)

a person with special knowledge in some field, esp. in the fine arts

Etymology: It, orig. prp. of conoscere, to know < L cognoscere: see cognition

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