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ken


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noun

Definition of KEN

1
a : the range of vision b : sight, view <'tis double death to drown in ken of shore — Shakespeare>
2
: the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge <abstract words that are beyond the ken of young children — Lois M. Rettie>
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