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English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

{{given name|male||}}, a diminutive of Kenneth.

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Danish

Proper noun

{{given name|male||da:}} of English origin.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

{{given name|male||no:}} of English origin.

ar:Ken de:Ken la:Ken ru:Ken sr:Ken fi:Ken zh:Ken

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ken \Ken\, v. i.
To look around. [Obs.] --Burton.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ken \Ken\, n.
Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
"Beyond his ken." --Longfellow.
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Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.
--South.
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It was relief to quit the ken
And the inquiring looks of men. --Trench.
Kendal green

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ken \Ken\ (k[e^]n), n. [Perh. from kennel.]
A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang,
Eng.]
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ken \Ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned (k[e^]nd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Kenning.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS.
cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related
Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth.
kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to
AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. [root]45. See Can to be
able, Know.]
1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or
Scot.]
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2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.]
"We ken them from afar." --Addison
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'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. --Shak.
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WordNet Ken
n 1: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"
[syn: cognizance]
2: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: sight]
[also: kent, kenning, kenned]

Moby Dictionary
absorb , acquaintance , appreciate , apprehend , assimilate ,
be acquainted with , be apprised of , be aware of , be cognizant of ,
be conscious of , be conversant with , be informed , be with one ,
behold , catch , catch on , catch sight of , clap eyes on , clear sight ,
cognize , color vision , command , comprehend , comprehension ,
conceive , conceptualize , cone vision , corpus , data , datum ,
day vision , daylight vision , descry , dig , digest , discern ,
discernment , discover , distinguish , domination , espy , experience ,
expertise , eye , eye-mindedness , eyereach , eyeshot , eyesight , facts ,
factual base , familiarity , farsight , farsightedness , fathom ,
field of view , field of vision , follow , get , get hold of ,
get the drift , get the idea , get the picture , glimpse , grasp , have ,
have in sight , have information about , have it taped ,
have knowledge of , horizon , information , intelligence , intimacy ,
keen sight , know , know-how , knowing , knowledge , lay eyes on , learn ,
limit of vision , line of sight , look on , look upon , make out ,
master , naked eye , night vision , notice , observe , outlook ,
outlook over , perceive , perception , peripheral field ,
peripheral vision , perspective , perspicacity , perspicuity ,
photopia , pick out , possess , power of sight , practical knowledge ,
prehend , private knowledge , privity , prospect , purview ,
quick sight , range , ratio cognoscendi , reach , read , realize ,
recognize , rod vision , savvy , scan , scope , scope of vision ,
scotopia , see , seeing , seize , seize the meaning , self-knowledge ,
sense , sense of sight , sight , sightedness , sightliness , spot , spy ,
survey , sweep , take , take in , technic , technics , technique , twig ,
twilight vision , understand , understanding , unobstructed vision ,
view , vision , vista , visual acuity , visual field , visual sense ,
witness , wot , wot of

Jargon ken /ken/ n. 1. [Unix] Ken Thompson, principal inventor of Unix. In the
early days he used to hand-cut distribution tapes, often with a note
that read "Love, ken". Old-timers still use his first name (sometimes
uncapitalized, because it's a login name and mail address) in
third-person reference; it is widely understood (on Usenet, in
particular) that without a last name `Ken' refers only to Ken Thompson.
Similarly, Dennis without last name means Dennis Ritchie (and he is
often known as dmr). See also demigod, {Unix}. 2. A flaming user.
This was originated by the Software Support group at Symbolics because
the two greatest flamers in the user community were both named Ken.

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/ken/ 1. Ken Thompson

2. A flaming user. This was originated by the Software
Support group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamers
in the user community were both named Ken.

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