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cogn- — Knowing or recognizing

cogn- means knowing or recognizing. Latin source words and ideas terminology examples: cognition.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Knowing or recognizing

• Latin: cognōscō

Examples and word parts

cognition

The processes through which we acquire and use knowledge.

Word parts: cogn- (know) appears in Latin cognitiō, the source of cognition.

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