Cognoscenti

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

  Cognoscente \Cog`nos*cen"te\, n.; pl. {Cognoscenti}. [OIt.
     cognoscente, p. pr. of cognoscere, It. conoscere to know.]
     A connoisseur. --Mason.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cognoscenti
       n : an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine
           arts [syn: {connoisseur}]