Word of the Day for Tuesday 11th March 2014
Cognizant \KOG-nuh-zuhnt, KON-uh-\, adjective:
1. having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of ): He was
cognizant of the difficulty.
2. having legal cognizance.
2. having legal cognizance.
A Frenchman
was cognizant of the murder. It is possible--indeed it is far
more than probable--that he was innocent of all participation in the bloody
transaction which took place.
-- Edgar Allan Poe, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," 1841
-- Edgar Allan Poe, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," 1841
I don't
really think you've been as cognizant of that fact in the past
as you might have been.
-- Stanley Elkin, Boswell: A Modern Comedy, 1964
-- Stanley Elkin, Boswell: A Modern Comedy, 1964
Cognizant is modern construction, dating from the early 1800's. It is likely
formed from the term cognizance.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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