Meaning of KEN
| Pronunciation: | | ken
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- [n] the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
- [n] range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"
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| | Synonyms: | | cognizance, sight |
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| | See Also: | | compass, grasp, knowing, range, reach | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ken\, n. [Perh. from kennel.]
A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang,
Eng.]
\Ken\, n. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kenned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Kenning}.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS.
cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related
Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth.
kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to
AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. [root]45. See {Can} to be
able, {Know}.]
1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or
Scot.]
2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.]
``We ken them from afar.'' --Addison
'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. --Shak.
\Ken\, v. i.
To look around. [Obs.] --Burton.
\Ken\, n.
Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
``Beyond his ken.'' --Longfellow.
Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.
--South.
It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks
of men. --Trench.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | /ken/ 1. Ken Thompson 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. [Jargon File] |
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