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well–known
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
well–known
(adjective)
well–known
/
ˈ
wɛl
ˈ
noʊn/
adjective
well–known
/
ˈ
wɛl
ˈ
noʊn/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of WELL–KNOWN
[
more well–known; most well–known
]
:
known by many people
a
well-known
writer/fact
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