cog‧ni‧tion /kɒɡˈnɪʃ
ən $ kɑːɡ-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: cognitio, from cognoscere 'to be familiar with, know', from co- ( ⇒ co-) + gnoscere 'to come to know']
formal the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something
Synonym : thought:
the regions of the brain that are responsible for memory and cognition [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲