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COGNOSCENTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cognoscente mean?
• COGNOSCENTE (noun)
The noun COGNOSCENTE has 1 sense:
1. an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
Familiarity information: COGNOSCENTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cognoscente; connoisseur
Hypernyms ("cognoscente" is a kind of...):
authority (an expert whose views are taken as definitive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cognoscente"):
aesthete; esthete (one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature)
wine lover (a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut)
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