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- KEN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Ken appeared on the English horizon in the 16th century referring to the distance bounding the range of ordinary vision at sea (about 20 miles), and would thus have been familiar to skippers in particular Its meaning soon broadened, however, to mean “range of vision” or “sight” on land or sea
- ken - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
'Tis he I ken the manner of his gate, He riſes on the toe: 1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2: I proposed to the Mariners, that it would be of great benefit in Navigation to make use of [the telescope] upon the round-top of a ship, to discover and kenne Vessels afar off
- KEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
In this context, the phrase is infelicitous : ' beyond one's ken ', in its ordinary usage, means beyond one's powers of comprehension
- Ken (given name) - Wikipedia
Ken is a masculine given name of Japanese and Scottish Gaelic origin The Japanese given name is common among males It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used Ken is also a masculine given name of Scottish Scottish Gaelic origin It is used as a given name or as a short form of names with the letters "Ken" (like Kenneth, Kenan, Kendrick, Kendall, Kennedy, Mackenzie
- KEN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Ken definition: knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception See examples of KEN used in a sentence
- Ken - definition of ken by The Free Dictionary
1 knowledge or understanding: an idea beyond one's ken 2 range of sight or vision
- KEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Ken in American English (ken) noun a male given name, form of Kendall or Kenneth
- ken, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ken, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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