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cognoscenti

cog·no·scen·ti [ kògnə shéntee, kònnyə shéntee ] (singular cog·no·scen·te [ kògnə shéntay ])


plural noun 
Definition:
 
connoisseurs or experts: people who have a refined and superior knowledge of a subject, especially the arts

[Mid-18th century. < obsolete Italian, "people who know," < Latin cognoscent-, present participle of cognoscere (see cognition)]
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