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ken

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Main Entry: ²ken

Function: noun

Date: 1590

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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