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1 [U,sing.] the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience:
practical / medical / scientific knowledge * He has a wide knowledge of painting and music. * There is a lack of knowledge about the tax system.
2 [U] the state of knowing about a particular fact or situation:
She sent the letter without my knowledge. * The film was made with the Prince's full knowledge and approval. * She was impatient in the knowledge that time was limited. * I went to sleep secure in the knowledge that I was not alone in the house. * They could relax safe in the knowledge that they had the funding for the project. * He denied all knowledge of the affair.
IDIOMS
be common / public knowledge to be sth that everyone knows, especially in a particular community or group:
Their relationship is common knowledge.
come to sb's knowledge )formal( to become known by sb:
It has come to our knowledge that you have been taking time off without permission.
to your knowledge from the information you have, although you may not know everything:
'Are they divorced?' 'Not to my knowledge.' * She never, to my knowledge, considered resigning.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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