9 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
adjective (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
originA new formation from cognizance + -ant; first attested in the 19th century. Compare Old French conoissant (present participle of conoistre; modern French connaissant), from Latin cognōscentem (accusative singular present participle of cōgnōscō).
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