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Synonyms

cognoscible

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

adjective

  1. capable of being known.

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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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