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incognoscenti

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English

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Etymology

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As an opposite to cognoscenti.

Noun

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incognoscenti pl (plural only)

  1. Ignorant or uncultured people.
    • 2007 November 18, William Safire, “Retronymy”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Some incognoscenti grumped when they couldn't find the word in their dictionaries, but there it is in the with-it fourth American Heritage: A word or phrase created because an existing term that was once used alone needs to be distinguished from a term referring to a new development...
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