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Cognoscente vs Cognisant - What's the difference?

cognoscente | cognisant |

As a noun cognoscente

is someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field; a connoisseur.

As an adjective cognisant is

an alternative spelling of lang=en.

cognoscente

English

Noun

(cognoscenti)
  • Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field; a connoisseur.
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    • , year=1998 , author=Marc J. Seifer , title=Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius , chapter=42 , isbn=0806519606 , page=397 , passage=At night, as creative author, the cognoscente sketched out the first draft of his expanded autobiography.}}

    Related terms

    * cognition * cognizance ----

    cognisant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)