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Known vs Knowne - What's the difference?

known | knowne |

As adjectives the difference between known and knowne

is that known is identified as a specific type; renowned, famous while knowne is .

As a verb known

is .

As a noun known

is in algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.

known

English

Adjective

  • identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.
  • * He was a known pickpocket.
  • ed, accepted, familiar.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known , but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}

    Antonyms

    * unknown

    Verb

    (head)

    • External links

    * (know)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.
  • Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
  • * 2012 , Thomas Dougherty, Antibiotic Discovery and Development (volume 1, page 39)
    • The biological dereplication tool may identify major knowns in a mixture, but it may miss novel minor components.

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    * English irregular past participles

    knowne

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1591, author=Edmund Spenser, title=The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5, chapter=The Teares of the Muses, edition= citation
    • , passage=
  • * {{quote-book, year=1621, author=Azel Ames, title=The Mayflower and Her Log, Complete, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=But yt he should not but have had either shipping ready before this time, or at least certaine means, and course, and ye same knowne to us for it, or have taken other order otherwise, cannot in my conscience be excused. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1663-1664, author=Samuel Pepys, title=Diary of Samuel Pepys, March 1663/64, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Being not knowne , some great persons in the pew I pretended to, and went in, did question my coming in. }}

    Anagrams

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