cognition
cog.ni.tion \ka:g-'nish-*n\ \-'nish-n*l, -'nish-*n-*l\ \'ka:g-n*t-iv\ n [ME cognicioun, fr. L cognition-, cognitio, fr. cognitusX, pp. of cognoscere to become acquainted with, know, fr. co- + gnoscere to come to know - more at KNOW : the act or process of knowing including both awareness and judgment; also : a product of this act - cog.ni.tion.al aj