noun
anything generally known to everyone
• Hypernyms: ↑public knowledge, ↑general knowledge
• Hyponyms: ↑ancient history
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common knowledge UK US noun [uncountable]
something that everyone knows
It’s common knowledge that smoking and cancer are linked.
Thesaurus: general words for information, news and factssynonym
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something known by most people
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common knowledge
: something that many or most people know
It's common knowledge that she plans to run for mayor.
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Main Entry: ↑knowledge
Useful english dictionary. 2012.