general knowledge

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general knowledge

  • /ˈdʒɛnɹəl ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ UK
  • /ˈdʒɛnəɹəl ˈnɑlɪdʒ/ US

noun

  1. uncountable The wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life, much of which may be trivial.

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noun wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life

Españolcultura general
中文常識 /常识 chángshí, 雜學 /杂学 záxué, 雜識 /杂识 záshí
Françaisculture générale
DeutschAllgemeinwissen
Ελληνικάγενικές γνώσεις genikés gnóseis
Românăcunoștințe generale, cultură generală
Русскийо́бщие зна́ния óbščije znánija

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@misc{general_knowledge_2026,
  title = {general knowledge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/general%20knowledge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}