known
[adjective]
Synonyms: famous, acknowledged, avowed, celebrated, noted, recognized, well-known

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I. known¹ /nəʊn $ noʊn/
the past participle of know¹

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II. known² W3 adjective
[Word Family: adjective: knowing, knowledgeable, known ≠ unknown; noun: knowledge, the unknown; adverb: knowingly ≠ unknowingly, knowledgeably; verb: know]

1. [only before noun] used about something that people know about or have discovered:
a study of all the known facts
her last known address
Apart from vaccines, there is no known way to protect against meningitis.

2. [only before noun] a known criminal, drug dealer etc is someone who people know to be regularly involved in criminal activities or to do other things that are disapproved of:
He was found with several other known sex offenders.
a known liar

3. be known for something to be famous or known about by a lot of people because of something:
He’s known for his good looks.
The region is known for its fine wines.

4. well-known/little-known/lesser-known used when saying how famous someone is:
works by lesser-known French artists

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