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well-known
[ wel-nohn ]
adjective
- clearly or fully known:
The well-known reasons are obvious.
- generally or widely known:
a well-known painting.
Synonyms: , , ,
well-known
adjective
- widely known; famous; celebrated
- known fully or clearly
Word History and Origins
Origin of well-known1
Example Sentences
Brown told jurors he believed they "could provide a better service" than some of the well-known companies, leading to Oricom getting a number of big health board contracts.
Renewable power has different challenges to fossil fuel energy "because of its intermittency", she said, but it is a well-known issue that is planned for.
More security along the route of a well-known pub crawl was needed after two women were seriously injured in an attack involving a crossbow, a councillor has said.
But the authors heard "examples of well-known names not being held to account for poor behaviour".
And gone is the self-congratulatory pomp and circumstance over the 150th running of the most well-known horse race in the world.
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