Word of the Day - cognition

cognition

/kɒɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/

noun
mass noun

1 The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
1.1 count noun - A perception, sensation, idea, or intuition resulting from the process of cognition.

Origin - Late Middle English from Latin cognitio(-), from cognoscere ‘get to know’.

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The voyage to cognition
Begins with sparked ignition
And with routine repetition
Becomes life's long condition,
You continue without attrition
Till you do complete the mission.