"general knowledge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʒɛnɹəl ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ [UK], /ˈdʒɛnəɹəl ˈnɑlɪdʒ/ [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} general knowledge (uncountable)
  1. The wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life, much of which may be trivial. Tags: uncountable Related terms: general education Translations (wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life): 常識 (Chinese Mandarin), 常识 (chángshí) (Chinese Mandarin), algemene kennis [feminine] (Dutch), yleistieto (Finnish), culture générale [feminine] (French), Allgemeinwissen [neuter] (German), γενικές γνώσεις (genikés gnóseis) [feminine, plural] (Greek), általános műveltség (Hungarian), општа култура (opšta kultura) [feminine] (Macedonian), allmenndannelse [masculine] (Norwegian), wiedza ogólna [feminine] (Polish), cunoștințe generale [feminine, plural] (Romanian), cultură generală [feminine] (Romanian), о́бщие зна́ния (óbščije znánija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), cultura general [feminine] (Spanish), allmänbildning [common-gender] (Swedish), genel bilgi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-general_knowledge-en-noun-FKxMZ76N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
          "word": "常識"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
          "word": "yleistieto"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "általános műveltség"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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          ],
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          "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cultura general"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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          "word": "allmänbildning"
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          "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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        }
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      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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    },
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      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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    },
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      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
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      ],
      "word": "Allgemeinwissen"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "γενικές γνώσεις"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "word": "általános műveltség"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "opšta kultura",
      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "општа култура"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "allmenndannelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wiedza ogólna"
    },
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "cunoștințe generale"
    },
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "о́бщие зна́ния"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cultura general"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "allmänbildning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life",
      "word": "genel bilgi"
    }
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