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lexicon vs cognition

cognition vs lexicon

lexicon and cognition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lexicon Yes No No No
cognition Yes No No No
As nouns, cognition is a hypernym of lexicon; that is, cognition is a word with a broader meaning than lexicon:
  • lexicon: a language user's knowledge of words
  • cognition: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Other hypernyms of lexicon include knowledge, noesis.
lexicon (noun) cognition (noun)
a language user's knowledge of words the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Difference between lexicon and cognition

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