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common knowledge

com·mon knowl·edge
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-uh n nol-ij]
    • /ˈkɒm ən ˈnɒl ɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-uh n nol-ij]
    • /ˈkɒm ən ˈnɒl ɪdʒ/

Definitions of common knowledge words

  • noun common knowledge something widely or generally known 3
  • noun common knowledge sth that most people know 1
  • noun common knowledge What "everybody knows", often with reference to a specific community; something which cannot reasonably be contested. 0
  • noun common knowledge (logic, game theory) A special kind of knowledge for a group of agents, such that when all the agents in a group G know p, they all know that they know p, they all know that they all know that they know p, and so on ad infinitum. 0
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Parts of speech for Common knowledge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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common knowledge popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for common knowledge

adj common knowledge

  • modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
  • ongoing — continuing without termination or interruption: ongoing research projects.
  • present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
  • prevailing — predominant: prevailing winds.
  • instant — an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.
All 35 Synonyms of common knowledge

Antonyms for common knowledge

adj common knowledge

  • antiquated — If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.
  • old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
  • old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
  • past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
  • uncommon — not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
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