-gnosycomb. form
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Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -γνωσία.
Etymology: < ancient Greek -γνωσία (in e.g. δυσγνωσία difficulty of knowing) < γνῶσις knowledge (see gnosis n.) + -ία -y suffix3. Compare post-classical Latin -gnosia (formations in which are found from the 17th cent., e.g. astrognosia astrognosy n.).Found in a small number of formations from the late 18th cent., as geognosy n., oryctognosy n., aerognosy n., frequently after French formations in -gnosie or German formations in -gnosie.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018).