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cognoscenti

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co·gno·scen·te  (kny-shnt, kgn-)
n. pl. co·gno·scen·ti (-t)
A person with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur.
[Obsolete Italian, from Latin cognscns, cognscent-, present participle of cognscere, to know; see cognition.]
cognoscenti [ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ ˌkɒgnəʊ-], conoscenti
pl n sing -te [-tiː]
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (sometimes singular) people with informed appreciation of a particular field, esp in the fine arts; connoisseurs
[from obsolete Italian (modern conoscente), from Latin cognōscere to know, learn about]
Translations
cognoscenti [ˌkɒnəʊˈʃentɪ] NPL → expertos mpl, peritos mpl
cognoscenti [ˌkɒgnəˈʃɛnti] npl (= connoisseurs) → spécialistes mfpl
cognoscenti [ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ] npl the cognoscenti (frm) → gli esperti
cognoscenti [ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ] npl the cognoscenti (frm) → gli esperti


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