cogni-, cogn-, cognosc- +

A systematic method of attempting to locate, identify, and record the distribution of archaeological sites on the ground by looking at the various area contrasts in geography and environment.

1. The mental process of knowing, including aspects; such as, awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.
2. That which comes to be known, as through perception, reasoning, or intuition; knowledge.

The act or process of knowing including both awareness and judgment; also : a product of this act.

1. Pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.
2. Relating to the process of acquiring knowledge by the use of reasoning, intuition, or perception.
3. Relating to thought or to thought processes.

1. The capability of knowing or perceiving with the human mind.
2. Within a law court's jurisdiction; falling within the jurisdiction of a particular court of law and therefore able to be tried by that court.
3. Knowable or perceivable.

Capable of being known or perceived.

1. Conscious knowledge or recognition; awareness.
2. The range of what one can know or understand.
3. Observance; notice: "We will take cognizance of your objections at the proper time."
4. In law, acknowledgment, recognition, or jurisdiction; the assumption of jurisdiction in a case.
5. In heraldry, a crest or badge worn to distinguish the bearer.

1. Having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): "He was cognizant of the difficulty."
2. Having legal cognizance.
3. Having knowledge of something.

1. A person with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur.
2. From obsolete Italian, from Latin cognscns, cognscent-, present participle of cognscere, "to know".

1. Connoisseurs or experts; people who have a refined and superior knowledge of a subject, especially the arts.
2. An expert who is able to appreciate a special field of knowledge; especially in the fine arts.
3. Certain people who have superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field; especially, in the fine arts, literature, and the world of fashion.

1. Someone with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.
2. A person of informed and discriminating taste: "They were connoisseurs of fine wines."
3. Someone who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: "She was a connoisseur of modern art."
4. A discerning judge of the best in any field: "He was a connoisseur of horses."

A love of or taste for fine objects of art.

Modern connoisseurship must be seen along with museums, art galleries, and "the cult of originality". Connoisseurs evaluate works of art on the basis of aesthetic conclusions.

Judgment informed by intuition is essential, but it must have a foundation in a thorough understanding of the work itself.

1. A woman or girl whose identity is disguised or concealed.
2. A woman who is unknown or in disguise.

Unknown.

Destitute of the faculty of cognition (mental process of knowing); unable to take cognizance (knowledge or recognition).