| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts.[Wordnet]
2. A connoisseur.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "COGNOSCENTE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1657. (references) |
| Etymology:Cognoscente \Cog`nos*cen"te\, noun; plural Cognoscenti. [Old Italian cognoscente, present participle of cognoscere, Italian conoscere to know.]. (references) |
