cognitive
Etymology
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin cognitīvus, from Latin cognitus, perfect passive participle of cognōscō + -īvus.
Pronunciation- (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/
- (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.ɾɪv]
- (Australia) IPA: /ˈkɔɡ.nɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkɔɡ.nɪ.ɾɪv]
cognitive
- Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.
- Intellectual.
- (linguistics, rare, obsolete) Cognate; to be recognized as cognate.
- 1903, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia:
- Wanux "white man," cognitive with Aben. awanoch, now used for "Canadian Frenchman";
- French: cognitif
- German: kognitiv
- Italian: cognitivo
- Portuguese: cognitivo
- Russian: когнити́вный
- Spanish: cognitivo
cognitive (plural cognitives)
- (linguistics, rare, obsolete) A cognate.
- 1902, American Anthropologist:
- Abenaki awanoch, the cognitive of Penobscot awenoch, means Frenchman,
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