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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) having knowledge of | |
| Synonyms: | awareness consciousness cognisance knowingness | |
| Examples: | "he had no awareness of his mistakes" "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced" "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" |
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| Related terms: | knowing sense feel self-awareness know aware unaware | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (psychology) range of what one can know or understand | |
| Synonyms: | ken | |
| Examples: | "beyond my ken" |
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| Related terms: | knowing | |
| 3. | [ noun ] range or scope of what is perceived | |
| Related terms: | perception | |
| Similar spelling: |
cognisance cognizant cognize cognizable cocainize cognise cognisant |
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