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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Cognition

/käg-nĭsh'-ən/ · Cog·ni·tion · IPA /kɑɡˈnɪʃ.ən/
01 n. The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
  1. 1.
    The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
    “I will not be myself nor have cognation Of what I feel: I am all patience.” Shak.
  2. 2.
    That which is known.