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cognition
Cognition (noun) means the mental process of gaining knowledge and understanding, through thinking and the senses.
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1
The mental process of gaining knowledge and understanding, through thinking and the senses.
"Children develop cognition rapidly in their early years."
"The study focused on animal cognition."
2
Something produced by the mind through thinking.
3
Awareness or knowledge of something.
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Etymology
From Middle English cognicion, cognicioun from Latin cognitiō (“knowledge, perception, a judicial examination, trial”), from cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (“to know”), from co- (“together”) + *gnoscere, older form of noscere (“to know”); see know, and compare cognize, cognizance, cognizor, cognosce, connoisseur.
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Rhymes for cognition
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of cognition?
"cognition" (noun) means the mental process of gaining knowledge and understanding, through thinking and the senses.
What is another word for cognition?
Other words for "cognition" include knowledge, noesis.
What are the different meanings of cognition?
"cognition" has 3 main meanings: 1. The mental process of gaining knowledge and understanding, through thinking and the senses; 2. Something produced by the mind through thinking; 3. Awareness or knowledge of something.
