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cognoscente

  (kŏn'yə-shĕn'tē, kŏg'nə-) pronunciation
n., pl. -ti (-tē).

A person with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur.

[Obsolete Italian, from Latin cognōscēns, cognōscent-, present participle of cognōscere, to know. See cognition.]


 
 
Obscure Words: cognoscente


someone who is knowledgeable about a subject
 
WordNet: cognoscenti
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
  Synonym: connoisseur


 
Translations: Translations for: Cognoscente

Dansk (Danish)
n. - kender, ekspert

Nederlands (Dutch)
kenner

Français (French)
n. - connaisseur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kenner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - γνώστης, ειδήμων, εμπειρογνώμων

Italiano (Italian)
conoscitore

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - conhecedor (m)

Русский (Russian)
знаток

Español (Spanish)
n. - experto, perito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - expert

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
鉴赏家, 博学者, 评鉴家

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鑒賞家, 博學者, 評鑒家

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 감식가, 전문가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鑑定家

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) المتضلع بالفنون أو الأطعمه أو غيرها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אנין טעם, מבין‬


 
 

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