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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKnown
/noʊn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Recognized, familiar, or understood by people.
"She is a scientist well known for her research in genetics." - 2
Detected, discovered, or established as a fact.
"There are no known side effects associated with this treatment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'knowen', from Old English 'cnāwan', meaning to recognize or understand. It traces back to Proto-Germanic '*knēaną' and ultimately to the Proto-Indo-European root '*ǵneh₁-', meaning 'to know', sharing cognates across numerous Indo-European languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Known" is said worldwide
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connu
Transliteration: kony
"C'est un fait bien connu."
bekannt
Transliteration: bəˈkant
"Er ist ein bekannter Künstler."
conosciuto
Transliteration: /ko.noˈʃu.to/
"È un luogo molto conosciuto."
conocido
Transliteration: /ko.noˈsi.ðo/
"Es un actor muy conocido."
conhecido
Transliteration: /ku.ɲeˈsi.du/
"Este é um fato conhecido."
ज्ञात
Transliteration: gyaat
"यह एक ज्ञात तथ्य है।"
已知的
Transliteration: yǐ zhī de
"这是一个已知的问题。"
알려진
Transliteration: allyeojin
"그것은 잘 알려진 사실이다."
知られた
Transliteration: shirareta
"彼はよく知られた作家です。"
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