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noun
1.
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an idea beyond one's ken.
2.
range of sight or vision.
verb (used with object)
3.
Chiefly Scot.
a.
to know, have knowledge of or about, or be acquainted with (a person or thing).
b.
to understand or perceive (an idea or situation).
4.
Scots Law. to acknowledge as heir; recognize by a judicial act.
5.
Archaic. to see; descry; recognize.
6.
British Dialect Archaic.
a.
to declare, acknowledge, or confess (something).
b.
to teach, direct, or guide (someone).
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Ken
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verb (used without object)
7.
British Dialect.
a.
to have knowledge of something.
b.
to understand.
Example Sentences
- People dealing with things beyond their ken do not do well.
- Such climbing ken may be crucial for the fish, which live in strong, high-flow streams.
Ken.
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Word Origin & History
ken
"to know," Scot. dial., from O.E. cennan "make known, declare, acknowledge," originally "make to know," causative of cunnan "to become acquainted with, to know" (see can (v.)). The noun meaning "range of sight" (1590) is a nautical abbreviation of kenning.
EXPANDken
"house where thieves meet," 1567, vagabonds' slang, probably a shortening of kennel.
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Computing Dictionary
ken definition
/ken/ 1. Ken Thompson
2. A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both named Ken.
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| KEN [National Mental Health Services] Knowledge Exchange Network |
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