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== English == === Etymology === From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know +‎ -n. === Pronunciation === (UK) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nəʊn/ (Northumbria) IPA(key): /naːn/ (General American) enPR: nōn, IPA(key): /noʊn/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnɐʉn/, (some speakers) /ˈnɐʉ.wən/ Rhymes: -əʊn Homophone: none === Adjective === known (comparative better known, superlative best known) Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned. Antonym: unknown Accepted, familiar, researched. Antonym: unknown ==== Alternative forms ==== knowne (obsolete) ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === known (plural knowns) Any fact or situation which is known or familiar. (algebra) A constant or variable the value of which is already determined. === Verb === known past participle of know