Word of the Day for Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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cognoscente \kon-yuh-SHEN-tee; kog-nuh-; -SEN-\, noun:
cognoscente \kon-yuh-SHEN-tee; kog-nuh-; -SEN-\, noun:
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A person with special knowledge of a subject; a connoisseur.
A person with special knowledge of a subject; a connoisseur.
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The B.O. is a cognoscente on global climate change, global economics, global politics, global religion, and global "I'll tell you how you must live your life because I know more than you do"; yes, he is omniscient!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Cognoscente derives from the Obsolete Italian, from Latin cognoscens, cognoscent-, present participle of cognoscere, "to know."
Cognoscente derives from the Obsolete Italian, from Latin cognoscens, cognoscent-, present participle of cognoscere, "to know."
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