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Definition: COGNOSCIBLE

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Capable of being known.[Wordnet]
2. Capable of being known.[Websters]
3. Liable to judicial investigation.[Websters]
4. Being knowable or recognizable. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb cognoscibly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(cognoscibly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cognoscible.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Cognoscible" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: COGNOSCIBLE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] That may be known. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Definition: COGNOSCIBLE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Capable of being known.[Wordnet]
2. Capable of being known.[Websters]
3. Liable to judicial investigation.[Websters]
4. Being knowable or recognizable. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb cognoscibly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(cognoscibly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cognoscible.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "COGNOSCIBLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: COGNOSCIBLE

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] That may be known. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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