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Meaning of ken in English
Pronunciation
/kɛn/
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Noun
ken
Etymology
Old English cennan ‘tell, make known’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German kennen‘know, be acquainted with’, from an Indo-European root shared by can and know. Current senses of the verb date from Middle English; the noun from the mid 16th century
Definitions
1.
range of what one can know or understand
Examples
« beyond my ken »
2.
the range of vision
Examples
« out of sight of land »