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cognizable

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cog·ni·za·ble  (kgn-z-bl, kg-n-)
adj.
1. Knowable or perceivable.
2. Law Able to be tried before a particular court.
cogni·za·bly adv.
cognizable, cognisable [ˈkɒgnɪzəbəl ˈkɒnɪ-]
adj
1. perceptible
2. (Law) Law susceptible to the jurisdiction of a court
cognizably , cognisably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cognizable - capable of being known
cognisable, cognoscible, knowable


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In Dryden, and his followers through the eighteenth century, we see the reaction against the exuberance and irregularity of that prose, no longer justified by power, but cognizable rather as bad taste.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
A hieroglyph," said the Rhetor, "is an emblem of something not cognizable by the senses but which possesses qualities resembling those of the symbol.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Their method of communication Perry has likened to the pro-jection of a sixth sense into a fourth dimension, where it becomes cognizable to the sixth sense of their audience.
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