COGNITION


Meaning of COGNITION in English

— cognitional , adj.

/kog nish"euhn/ , n.

1. the act or process of knowing; perception.

2. the product of such a process; something thus known, perceived, etc.

3. knowledge.

[ 1375-1425; late ME cognicioun cognition- (s. of cognitio ), equiv. to cognit ( us ), ptp. of cognoscere ( co- CO- + gni-, var. s. of gnoscere, noscere, to learn (see KNOW 1 ) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .