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known

adjective

Definition of KNOWN

: generally recognized <a known authority on art>
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First Known Use of KNOWN

13th century

Rhymes with KNOWN

blown, bone, clone, cone, crone, drone, flown, groan, grown, hone, loan, lone, moan, Mon, none, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, Saône, scone, sone, stone, throne, tone, zone

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