"cognizance" in the noun sense
1. awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness
having knowledge of
"he had no awareness of his mistakes"
"his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"
"their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"
2. cognizance, ken
range of what one can know or understand
"beyond my ken"
3. cognizance
range or scope of what is perceived
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