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   Cognition , n. [L. cognitio, fr. cognoscere, cognitum, to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere, gnoscere, to get a knowledge of. See Know, v. t.]
   The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
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   I will not be myself nor have cognation
   Of what I feel: I am all patience.
   Shak.
   
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   That which is known.
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