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| cognoscenti [ kónnyō shénti, kógnə shénti ] (singular cognoscente [ kónnyō shéntay ]) |
plural noun |
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connoisseurs or experts: people who have a refined and superior knowledge of a subject, especially the arts
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| [Mid-18th century. < obsolete Italian, 'people who know', < Latin cognoscent-, present participle of cognoscere (see cognition)] |
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