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   Cog·ni·tion

   /ˌkäɡˈniSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses: "these infections can adversely affect cognition and educational achievement"
   • ▪ a perception, sensation, idea, or intuition resulting from the process of cognition: "greater emphasis should be placed on examining cognitions of individual family members"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin cognitio(-), from cognoscere ‘get to know’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cognitional adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • G

     2

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

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