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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. widely or fully known;
- Example: "a well-known politician"
- Example: "well-known facts"
- Example: "a politician who is well known"
- Example: "these facts are well known"

2. frequently experienced; known closely or intimately;
- Example: "a long-familiar face"
- Example: "a well-known voice reached her ears"
[syn: long-familiar, well-known(a)]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Well-known \Well"-known`\, a.
   Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.
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         A church well known with a well-known rite. --M.
                                                  Arnold.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

well-known
    adj 1: widely or fully known; "a well-known politician"; "well-
           known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these
           facts are well known"
    2: frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a long-
       familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears" [syn:
       long-familiar, well-known(a)]