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Webster 1913 Edition
Cognition
Cog-ni′tion
,Noun.
[L. ]
cognitio
, fr. cognoscere
, cognitum
, to become acquainted with, to know; co-
+ noscere
, gnoscere
, to get a knowledge of. See Know
, Verb.
T.
1.
The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
I will not be myself nor have
Of what I feel: I am all patience.
cognation
Of what I feel: I am all patience.
Shakespeare
2.
That which is known.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cognition
COGNITION
,Noun.