knowledge

knowledge
n
1. erudition, scholarship, education, schooling, instruction, tuition, learning, letters, book learning; sciolism, smattering.
2. acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, intimacy; intelligence, sense, understanding, Sl. savvy, appreciation, appreciativeness; sophistication, expertise, expertness, proficiency, adeptness; experience, know-how, savoir-faire.
3. awareness, consciousness, Obs. conscience, cognizance, ken; knowingness, certainty, determination, assuredness, positiveness; conviction, avowal, affirmation, belief, opinion, judgment; instinct, second sense, foreknowledge, foresight, prescience.
4. cognition, comprehension, discernment, conception, grasp, Inf. fix; perception, apprehension, intuition, sixth sense, impression; recognition, notice, detection, discovery, lesson; insight, realization, enlightenment, revelation; admission, acknowledgment.
5. information, facts, data, news, tidings, word; sidelight, gossip, hearsay, rumor, Inf. scuttlebutt, talk; intelligence, privity, inside information, Inf. low-down, Sl. dope, tip, Inf. tip-off.
6. pantology, truths, verities, realities, principles, laws; literature, letters, lore, legend; sciences, humanities.

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