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Definition of known
: generally recognized a known authority on art
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There were no known witnesses other than the two officers in the squad car.
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Photos from the Adriatic Coast this week look like hell on Earth, not the picturesque seaside destination that is so well known to travelers.
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There was not a peep from any of them about Mr Liu, whose terminal illness had just been made known.
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The experts also compared the facial features and body proportions of the two figures in the photograph with known pictures of Earhart and Noonan.
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Even the band's best known (and best selling) '70s line-up eventually gave way, through acrimony and attrition, to endless permutations of the group's by-then familiar five members.
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Other shootings In Kansas City, Kan., police are investigating four homicides from Saturday and Sunday, with no known connection to each other or to any shootings in Kansas City.
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Slipknot vs. Nickelback and KFC Nickelback, the band best known for being relentlessly mocked, has ignited a feud with Slipknot, the favorite band of the high-school boyfriend your parents liked the least.
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Kiwi berries, otherwise known as Actinidia arguta, are native to northern areas of Asia, such as China, Siberia, and Japan, which have cooler climates that allow the fruit to flourish.
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First Known Use of known
14th century
KNOWN Defined for English Language Learners
known
playDefinition of known for English Language Learners
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: generally accepted as something specified
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: included in the knowledge that all people considered as one group have
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: familiar to people
KNOWN Defined for Kids
known
Definition of known for Students
: generally recognized She's a known liar.
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