Common knowledge
Common knowledge noun - Anything generally known to everyone.
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Known and common knowledge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Known" instead the phrase "Common knowledge" as an adjective or an adverb.
Known
Known adjective - Apprehended with certainty.
Common knowledge and known are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Common knowledge" instead the word "Known" as an adjective or an adverb.
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- It's common knowledge that the game released as Final Fantasy Adventure in America was in fact known as Seiken Densetsu in Japan, and was the first entry in what's now known as the World of Mana series in America.
Source: Mis Blamed / Video Games -
Basically, a lot of Masters' problems get averted when Virginia points out things common knowledge to women but little known to men of the time.
Source: Series / Masters of Sex -
While not known in Deadlands: The Weird West, it is common knowledge in the Wasted West that ghostrock is made up of souls, which scream and wail as you burn it.
Source: Powered by a Forsaken Child
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