general knowledge

general knowledge
noun
knowledge that is available to anyone
Syn: ↑public knowledge
Hypernyms: ↑cognition, ↑knowledge, ↑noesis
Hyponyms: ↑common knowledge, ↑light, ↑open, ↑surface

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general knowledge UK US noun [uncountable]
knowledge about a wide range of subjects rather than detailed knowledge of a particular subject

a general knowledge test

Thesaurus: knowledge and understandingsynonym

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ˌgeneral ˈknowledge [general knowledge] noun uncountable
knowledge of facts about a lot of different subjects

a general knowledge quiz


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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