Cognition

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cognition \Cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. cognitio, fr. cognoscere,
     cognitum, to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere,
     gnoscere, to get a knowledge of. See {Know}, v. t.]
     1. The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
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              I will not be myself nor have cognation
              Of what I feel: I am all patience.    --Shak.
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     2. That which is known.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cognition
       n : the psychological result of perception and learning and
           reasoning [syn: {knowledge}, {noesis}]