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| knowl·edge [ nóllij ] |
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1. information in mind: general awareness or possession of information, facts, ideas, truths, or principles
 Her knowledge and interests are extensive.
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2. specific information: clear awareness or explicit information, e.g. of a situation or fact
I believe they have knowledge of the circumstances.
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3. all that can be known: all the information, facts, truths, and principles learned throughout time
With all our knowledge, we still haven't found a cure for the common cold.
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4. learning through experience or study: familiarity or understanding gained through experience or study
knowledge of nuclear physics
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5. communication transmission of information: information services and the storage and transmission of information, especially within a large organization
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6. intercourse: sexual intercourse
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| [14th century. Probably < obsolete knowledge "acknowledge" <know + Old English -lǣcan< -lāc "practice"] |
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knowledge, erudition, information, learning, scholarship, wisdom
CORE MEANING: general awareness or possession of information, facts, ideas, truths, or principles
knowledge awareness of information, either general or specific;
They had a lifetime of experience and involvement with primary schools, and were able to distill that lifetime's knowledge very rapidly.
erudition knowledge acquired through study and reading;
A master storyteller, he draws together elements of classical erudition.
information the collected facts and data about a specific subject;
The organization provides the public with information about alcohol to help them make informed choices.
the increasing use of the media as a source of information
learning knowledge or skill gained through education;
A man of obvious learning with a great admiration for classical civilization.
scholarship academic learning or achievement;
a multi-volume work of scholarship that took more than a decade to complete
wisdom accumulated knowledge of life or of a sphere of activity that has been gained through experience;
We admired the wisdom she showed in refusing to agree to their requests too readily.
another health report challenging the conventional wisdom about high blood pressure |
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