- (v.i.) That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.
- (v.i.) The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.
- (v.i.) That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.
- (v.i.) That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; -- chiefly used in the plural.
- (v.i.) Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge.
- (v.i.) Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by carnal; as, carnal knowledge.
- (v.t.) To acknowledge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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