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Webster 1913 Edition

Praecognita

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Præ-cog′ni-ta

,
Noun.
pl.
[L.
praecognitus
, p. p. of
praecognoscere
to foreknow. See
Pre-
, and
Cognition
.]
This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else.

Webster 1828 Edition

Praecognita

PRAECOG'NITA

,
Noun.
plu.
[L. before known.] Things previously known in order to understand something else. Thus a knowledge of the structure of the human body is one of the praeacognita of medical science and skill.

Definition 2024

praecognita

praecognita

See also: præcognita

English

Alternative forms

  • præcognita (obsolete)

Noun

praecognita pl ‎(plural only)

  1. Things previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else.

Latin

Participle

praecognita

  1. nominative feminine singular of praecognitus
  2. nominative neuter plural of praecognitus
  3. accusative neuter plural of praecognitus
  4. vocative feminine singular of praecognitus
  5. vocative neuter plural of praecognitus

praecognitā

  1. ablative feminine singular of praecognitus

Etymology

From Latin praecognitus, past participle of praecognoscere ‎(“to foreknow”). See pre- and cognition.

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