Word Type

Noun

The word "cognition" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

; noesis thinking thought

Derived Terms

biocognition cognification cognite cognitional cognitohazard cognitologist cognitology commognition enclothed cognition hypocognition implicit cognition incognition intercognition intracognition metacognition miscognition neurocognition noncognition postcognition precognition recognition retrocognition

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

psychological feature

Type Of (IsA)

partially mental event psychological feature

Related Terms

cognitive cognizant cognometrics recognize

Related Terms

ability brain brain understanding cog cognitive cognizant cognometrics crowd know mental mental ability process recognize sense thinking thought understanding

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