Able to be identified or known again because of familiar characteristics.
From Latin 're-' (again) + 'cognoscere' (to know). The word combines the idea of 'knowing again' or 'knowing it for a second time.' British spelling is 'recognisable' while American English uses 'recognizable.'
The 'cog' root in 'recognize' is the same root in 'cognition,' 'incognito,' and even 'cognitive'—they all come from the Latin word for 'knowing,' which makes sense because recognizing something is literally knowing it again!
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