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Pronunciation / Transliteration: al.ɡəˈmaɪnˌvɪsn̩
"Ein gutes Allgemeinwissen ist im Quizspiel sehr nützlich."
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Information concerning a wide range of non-specialized subjects, accumulated over time through education, media, and life experience.
"Winning the quiz competition required a broad range of general knowledge across history, science, and pop culture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'general', derived from the Latin 'generalis' meaning relating to all, and 'knowledge', originating from Old English 'cnāwan' meaning to recognize or understand. Together, the compound phrase emerged in the early modern English period to describe broad information accumulated across multiple fields of study rather than specialized expertise.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "General knowledge" is said worldwide
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culture générale
Transliteration: kyl.tyʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal
"Il a une excellente culture générale."
Allgemeinwissen
Transliteration: al.ɡəˈmaɪnˌvɪsn̩
"Ein gutes Allgemeinwissen ist im Quizspiel sehr nützlich."
cultura generale
Transliteration: kulˈtu.ra dʒe.neˈra.le
"La sua cultura generale è davvero impressionante."
cultura general
Transliteration: kulˈtu.ɾa xe.neˈɾal
"El examen incluye preguntas de cultura general."
conhecimentos gerais
Transliteration: ku.ɲe.siˈmẽ.tuʃ ʒeˈɾajʃ
"Ele tem ótimos conhecimentos gerais."
सामान्य ज्ञान
Transliteration: samanya gyan
"प्रतियोगी परीक्षा के लिए सामान्य ज्ञान बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।"
常识
Transliteration: cháng shí
"这只是基本的常识。"
상식
Transliteration: sang-sik
"그것은 기본적인 상식에 속한다."
一般常識
Transliteration: ippan jōshiki
"彼女は一般常識がとても豊かだ。"
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