Praecognita
Pronunciation : Pr?*cog"ni*ta
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. praecognitus, p. p. of praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.]
Definition : Defn: This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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