Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Oddball Word of the Day

cognoscenti (kno-yeh-SCHEN-tee) n. pl. (sing. : cognoscente [kon-yeh-SHEN-tee]) : those who are well informed or have superior knowledge in a particular subject, esp. fine arts or literature

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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