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Definition of: cognition
(kog·nish′ən) noun
1. The act, power, or faculty of apprehending, knowing, or perceiving.
2. Knowledge; a conception, perception, or notion. [<L cognitio, -onis knowledge <cognoscere know <co- together + (g)noscere know]
—cog·ni′tion·al adjective
—cog·ni·tive (kog′nə·tiv) adjective
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