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ken - Dictionary definition and meaning for ken

KEN

(noun) the range of vision
"out of sight of land"
synonyms : sight
(noun) range of what one can know or understand
"beyond my ken"
synonyms : cognizance
The issue was beyond his cognizance. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for ken

(Tag: English) ken sounds like "can" (v: able, n: container). A combination of these is: "able to understand" i.e., range of knowledge.
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(Tag: ) ken is very similar to den which means place where wild animal live. So, if one having good ken (range of knowledge) won't go to the den.
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(Tag: ) ken reminds us of Kennedy=John F Kennedy. What a great knowledge he had!!!
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