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View synonyms for

well-known

[ wel-nohn ]

adjective

  1. clearly or fully known:

    The well-known reasons are obvious.

  2. generally or widely known:

    a well-known painting.

    Synonyms: , , ,



well-known

adjective

  1. widely known; famous; celebrated
  2. known fully or clearly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of well-known1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
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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.

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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.

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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.

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But the authors heard "examples of well-known names not being held to account for poor behaviour".

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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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