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"Mental processing"

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9 lettersPronunciation /kɒɡˈnɪʃ.ən/Part of speech nounSorted cgiinnootStarts with CEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Word origin

From Middle English cognicion, cognicioun from Latin cognitiō (“knowledge, perception, a judicial examination, trial”), from cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (“to know”), from co- (“together”) + *gnoscere, older form of noscere (“to know”); see know, and compare cognize, cognizance, cognizor, cognosce, connoisseur.

Used in a sentence

  • human cognition
  • social cognition
  • cognition research

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Mental processing9 letters
02Thinking process9 letters

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