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The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.
Origin: From , knaweleche, cnawlece, from knowen + -leche. Related to . For more on the Middle English suffix -leche, compare freelage. Compare also , cnāwelǣċing. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “While there is wide agreement among philosophers that propositional knowledge is a form of true belief, many controversies focus on justification.”

  • “Some knowledge is easy to explain, like facts in textbooks or math formulas, this is called [explicit knowledge](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explicit_knowledge?action=edit&redlink=1 "Explicit knowledge (not yet started)").”

  • “[Jump to content](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_knowledge#bodyContent) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia **Definitions of knowledge** aim to identify the [essential features](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essence "Essence") of [knowledge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge "Knowledge").”

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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.

He has a lot of knowledge on the Indus Valley Civilization.
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  • “I checked my MAL profile after many years unattended and checked who my fav characters were. Damn, elite ball knowledge ngl.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • ““A mechanic? I’ve never heard of those before but it sounds like you’re very smart! I’m not that smart, but it’s so cool that you have the knowledge to do stuff like that!” -Someone actually seemed impressed by Kazuichi’s skills as a mechanic! A rare Souda W.-”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “What used to be considered essential knowledge but is now optional?”

    — r/AskReddit· May 2026
  • “Loan me some of y’all’s knowledge, lay it THICK Share your thoughts on this lil spread too!!”

    — r/etymology· Apr 2026
  • “>> Infinite knowledge but no knowledge.”

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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.

[N]ow ſuch a liue vngodly, vvithout a care of doing the wil of the Lord (though they profeſſe him in their mouths, yea though they beleeue and acknowledge all the Articles of the Creed, yea haue knowledge of the Scripturs) yet if they li…
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  • “SecEd Webinar: Our free best practice webinar at 4pm today (May 6) with @universitypress.cambridge.org will discuss approaches for improving the vocabulary of our students – especially those who are disadvantaged/SEND – including Tier 2 & 3 vocabulary & subject knowledge:”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Has a football team ever finished on zero points without a deduction? | The Knowledge”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You DO know your votes are public knowledge; right, ICE funder?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “2/2 Blocking those who repeatedly appear to do the least, or are unpopular in the fairly confident knowledge they will win a list seat.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “>> Infinite knowledge but no knowledge.”

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