cognoscible
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of cognoscible
1635–45; < Late Latin cognōscibilis, equivalent to cognōscere ( see cognizance) + -ibilis -ible
Example Sentences
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There are people who give dinners, and who are not cognoscible.
From The Rise of Silas Lapham by Howells, William Dean
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