knowledge
Entry from World dictionary
Pronunciation:/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
noun
[mass noun]- 1 facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject:a thirst for knowledge her considerable knowledge of antiques
- the sum of what is known:the transmission of knowledge
- information held on a computer system
- Philosophytrue, justified belief; certain understanding, as opposed to opinion
- 2 awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation:the programme had been developed without his knowledge he denied all knowledge of the incidents
- 3 archaic sexual intercourse

Phrases
come to one's knowledge
- become known to one
to (the best of) one's knowledge
- as far as one knows; judging from the information one has:the text is free of factual errors, to the best of my knowledge

Origin:
Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense ‘acknowledge, recognize’, later as a noun): from an Old English compound based on cnāwan (see know)

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