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Added 2 October 2026

known

/nəʊn/ adjective

In Latin: nōtus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about known at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
He was a known pickpocket.
Accepted, familiar, researched.
At the time, Einstein's theory was unknown to most other scientists.

noun

Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
You have to tell the knowns from the unknowns.
A constant or variable the value of which is already determined.

verb

past participle of know

Origin

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n.

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