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cog•ni•tive
Pronunciation: (kog'ni-tiv), [key]—
adj.
1. of or pertaining to cognition.
2. of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.
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