Added 8 October 2026
cognition
/kɒɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ noun
Latin root: cognitiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cognition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning.
Origin
From Middle English cognicion, cognicioun from Latin cognitiō (“knowledge, perception, a judicial examination, trial”), from cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (“to know”), from co- (“together”) + *gnoscere, older form of noscere (“to know”); see know, and compare cognize, cognizance, cognizor, cognosce, connoisseur.
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