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Added 9 October 2026

agnosia

/æɡˈnoʊ.ʒə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about agnosia at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.

Origin

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā, “ignorance”).

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