English

known

/nəʊn/
Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.

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    Origin

    From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle).

    Morphologically know + -n.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishknowen
      • inheritedOld Englishcnāwen
    • partEnglishknow “To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.”
    • suffixEnglish-n “belonging to”
      • inheritedMiddle English-n

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