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cognoscible

American  
[kog-nos-uh-buhl] / kɒgˈnɒs ə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being known.

Other Word Forms

  • cognoscibility noun
  • uncognoscibility noun
  • uncognoscible adjective

Etymology

Origin of cognoscible

1635–45; < Late Latin cognōscibilis, equivalent to cognōscere ( cognizance ) + -ibilis -ible

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There are people who give dinners, and who are not cognoscible.

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