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English Dictionary: cognition by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cognition
n
  1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
    Synonym(s): cognition, knowledge, noesis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cognition \Cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. cognitio, fr. cognoscere,
      cognitum, to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere,
      gnoscere, to get a knowledge of. See {Know}, v. t.]
      1. The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
  
                     I will not be myself nor have cognation Of what I
                     feel: I am all patience.                     --Shak.
  
      2. That which is known.
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