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knowne

knowne is the obsolete spelling of known.

Meaning of known

Adjective

known (comparative better known, superlative best known)

  1. Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
    • He was a known pickpocket.
    Antonyms:
    unknown
  2. Accepted, familiar, researched.
    • At the time, Einstein's theory was unknown to most other scientists.
    Antonyms:
    unknown

See all 4 meanings of known

Questions about knowne

What is knowne the obsolete spelling of?
Knowne is the obsolete spelling of known.

Words near knowne in the dictionary

  1. known which side one's bread was buttered on
  2. known-ciphertext attack
  3. known-ciphertext attacks
  4. known-plaintext attack
  5. known-plaintext attacks
  6. knowne
  7. knownless
  8. knownness
  9. knownothingness
  10. knowns
  11. knownst

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