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Definition of
ken noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ken
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
kɛn
/
/
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Idioms
beyond your ken
(
old-fashioned
)
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if something is
beyond your ken
, you do not know enough about it to be able to understand it
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ken
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