n.
Pronunciation: käg- ' ni-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cognicion, from Anglo-French, from Latin cognition-, cognitio, from cognoscere to become acquainted with, know, from co- + gnoscere to come to know ― more at KNOW
Date: 15th century
: cognitive mental processes also : a product of these processes
– cog · ni · tion · al \ - ' nish-n ə l, - ' ni-sh ə -n ə l \ adjective