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knowledge

/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
  2. Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
  3. Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
  4. Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
  5. (philosophical) Justified true belief
  6. Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).
  7. To confess as true; to acknowledge.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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