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Dictionary: well-known   (wĕl'nōn')
 
adj.
  1. Widely known; familiar or famous: a well-known performer.
  2. Fully known: well-known facts.

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adjective

    Widely known and discussed: famed, famous, leading, notorious, popular. See knowledge/ignorance.

 
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adj

Definition: familiar, famous
Antonyms: unfamiliar, unknown


 
WordNet: well-known
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: widely or fully known
  Synonym: well known

Meaning #2: frequently experienced; known closely or intimately
  Synonyms: long-familiar, well known


 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kendt

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekend

Français (French)
adj. - célèbre, connu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bekannt, vertraut

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πασίγνωστος

Italiano (Italian)
rinomato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bem conhecido

Русский (Russian)
знаменитый, широко известный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - muy conocido, famoso, consabido, familiar

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välkänd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
著名的, 为大家所熟知的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 著名的, 為大家所熟知的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유명한, 잘 알고 있는, 친밀한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有名な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معروف, مشهور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפורסם, ידוע היטב‬


 
 
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