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1. (n.) ken
knowledge or understanding:
an idea beyond one's ken.
2. ken
range of sight or vision.
3. (v.t.) ken
Chiefly Scot.
4. ken
to understand or know about.
5. ken
Archaic. to see; recognize.
6. (v.i.) ken
Chiefly Scot.
7. ken
to know; understand.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME kennen to make known, see, know, OE cennan to make known, declare; c. OHG chennen, ON kenna, Go kannjan; akin to can1)
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| Definition of 'ken' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cognizance, ken
range of what one can know or understand
"beyond my ken"
2. (noun) sight, ken
the range of vision
"out of sight of land"
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| Definition of 'ken' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ken
a house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves
2. (noun) ken
cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge
3. ken
to know; to understand; to take cognizance of
4. ken
to recognize; to descry; to discern
5. (verb) ken
to look around
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. ken
1. [Unix] Ken Thompson, principal inventor of Unix. In the early
days he used to hand-cut distribution tapes, often with a note that read
“Love, ken”. Old-timers still use his first name (sometimes
uncapitalized, because it's a login name and mail address) in third-person
reference; it is widely understood (on Usenet, in particular) that without
a last name ‘Ken’ refers only to Ken Thompson. Similarly,
‘Dennis’ without last name means Dennis Ritchie (and he is
often known as dmr). See also
demigod, Unix. 2. A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support
group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user community
were both named Ken.
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