cognizable

/ˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

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adj

"But there are many cases involving the question of federal power which are not cognizable before the federal courts; and, of course, as to these, we must look out for some other umpire."

Etymology tree English cognize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English cognizable From cognize + -able.

more cognizable (comparative) most cognizable (superlative) cognisable (alternative)

cognizableness cognizably incognizable noncognizable precognizable uncognizable

cognizable offence

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How do you pronounce cognizable?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/.

What does cognizable mean?

Capable of being known or perceived.

Where does cognizable come from?

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