general knowledge

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛnɹəl ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛnəɹəl ˈnɑlɪdʒ/

Noun

general knowledge (uncountable)

The wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life, much of which may be trivial.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with common knowledge.

Translations

wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life

Chinese:
Mandarin: 常識／常识 (zh) (chángshí)
Dutch: algemene kennis f
Finnish: yleistieto (fi)
French: culture générale (fr) f
German: Allgemeinwissen (de) n
Greek: γενικές γνώσεις f pl (genikés gnóseis)
Hungarian: általános műveltség
Macedonian: општа култура f (opšta kultura)
Norwegian: allmenndannelse m
Polish: wiedza ogólna f
Romanian: cunoștințe generale f pl, cultură generală (ro) f
Russian: о́бщие зна́ния n pl (óbščije znánija)
Spanish: cultura general f
Swedish: allmänbildning (sv) c
Turkish: genel bilgi

See also

general education

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