'Praecognita' definitions:
Definition of 'Praecognita'
- Praecognita \Pr[ae]*cog"ni*ta\, n. pl. [L. praecognitus, p. p.
of praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.]
This previously known, or which should be known in order to
understand something else.
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