Knowledge

  1. Proper noun.  A course of study which must be completed by prospective London taxi drivers; consists of 320 routes through central London and many significant places.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) Acknowledgement. (defdate, 14th-16th c.) .
  3. Noun.  The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  4. Noun.  Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  5. Noun.  Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  6. Noun.  Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  7. Noun.  (archaic, _) Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase (term, carnal knowledge) ). (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  8. Noun.  (obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice. (defdate, 15th-18th c.) .
  9. Noun.  The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  10. Noun.  (obsolete) Notice, awareness. (defdate, 17th c.) .
  11. Verb.  (obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge. (defdate, 13th-17th c.) .

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