Also Inflected form of know
known
adjective
1.
apprehended with certainty
- “a known quantity”
- “the limits of the known world”
- “a musician known throughout the world”
- “a known criminal”
Origin
From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n.
Phrases
- better known as
- last known good
- officially known as
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