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knowledge

n. uncountable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈnɑɫədʒ// UK //nˈɒlɪdʒ// knowl·edge Archaic General-service Informal

n. the information, facts, and skills that you gain through learning or experience. It includes everything you understand about a specific subject or the world in general.

n. the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, acquired through education or experience. It encompasses the facts, information, and skills possessed by an individual or society.


SIMPLE

He shares his knowledge of computers with the rest of the team.

CONTEXTUAL

The mechanic used his extensive knowledge of older engines to fix the classic car in under an hour.

COMPLEX

The professor argued that true knowledge requires not just the accumulation of raw data, but the critical framework necessary to interpret those facts meaningfully.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English knowleche, knaweleche, cnawlece (“knowledge”), from knowen (“to know, recognise”) + -leche. Related to Middle English knowlechen (“to find out, acknowledge”). For more on the Middle English suffix -leche, compare freelage. Compare also Old English cnāwelǣċ, cnāwelǣċing (“acknowledging, acknowledgement”).

Usage

Takes a singular verb. Though uncountable, it frequently takes the indefinite article when modified by an adjective to describe a specific scope, as in 'a working knowledge of'.

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