Etymology

agnosopsia

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Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄγνωστος“ignorant, not knowing”
  2. English todayagnosopsia

From Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos, “ignorant, not knowing”) (see a- (“not”), gnosis) + -opsia. Literally, "not knowing what one sees". Coined by S. Zeki and D. H. ffytche in 1998.

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