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 : cognizanceThe issue was beyond his cognizance. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for ken
(Tag: ) ken reminds us of Kennedy=John F Kennedy. What a great range of knowledge he had!!!
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(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: ) In china, if you have ken you can earn a lot of yen (money)
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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: ) the only knowledge kenny from southpark had was of sex
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(Tag: ) If someone is akin to you, you recognize, identify, have knowledge about him.
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(Tag: English) I cant understand this. This pepsi can business is beyond my ken.
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