knowledge
/ˈnɑ.lɪdʒ/ noun A2- The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. · His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.· He has a lot of knowledge on the Indus Valley Civilization.
- Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
- Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information. · Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions.
- Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc. · Does your friend have any knowledge of hieroglyphs, perchance?· A secretary should have a good knowledge of shorthand.
- Justified true belief
- The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. · His library contained the accumulated knowledge of the Greeks and Romans.
- Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.
Plural knowledges
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“But how could he have done so without your knowledge, Danglars, since you are the ship’s supercargo?”
Supposing that a matter were brought confidentially to his knowledge, is it absolutely necessary that he should pass it on to the detectives?”
But afterwards, finding her words were true, they wondered at her knowledge and deemed her to be the wisest of birds.
With the deputy’s knowledge of crime and criminals, every word the young man uttered convinced him more and more of his innocence.
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