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- pronunciation:
- na
lihj
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When you have knowledge, you have facts and information in your mind. If you have knowledge about animals, you know things about them.
Heather's mother has a lot of knowledge about the school because she has worked there for many years.A mechanic's knowledge about cars is very great.- synonyms:
- experience, understanding
- antonyms:
- ignorance
- similar words:
- command, skill, technique
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| definition 2: |
When you have knowledge of something, you have been introduced to it before. It is not a new or surprising thing for you. When you have knowledge of a person, they are not new to you. You have met them or learned about them before.
My mother and I brought home a puppy without my brother's knowledge to surprise him for his birthday.Dan's grandparents have no knowledge of many of the singers and movie stars that Dan likes.- synonyms:
- awareness, comprehension
- antonyms:
- ignorance
- similar words:
- consciousness, information, sense, understanding
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| related words: |
comprehension |
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absence of knowledge |
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unfamiliar |
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feeling knowledgeable |
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aware, certain, definite, familiar, learned |
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similar to knowledge |
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ability, comprehension, skill |
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some actions associated with knowledge |
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convey, convince, gain, illuminate, know, learn, possess, transfer |
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some broader categories that include knowledge |
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mind |
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some descriptions of knowledge |
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abstract, certain, current, definite, essential, familiar, fundamental, trivial, useful, useless |
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some kinds of knowledge |
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common, practical, scientific |
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some people associated with knowledge |
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academic, ace, authority, doctor, expert, judge, master, philosopher, scientist, veteran |
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some things conventionally associated with knowledge |
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basics, discipline, education, field, study, subject, understanding |
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some things that can be known |
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facts |
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