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  • 1well-known — adj comparative better known superlative best known known by a lot of people it is well known (that) ▪ It s a well known fact that smoking can cause lung cancer. ▪ This is probably their best known song. ▪ a well known TV presenter well known for …

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  • 2well-known — adjective ** known by many people or by the people involved in a particular situation: It s a well known fact that he shares business interests with them. well known for: Though most well known for her TV work, she s accepted a role in the movie …

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  • 3well-known — ♦♦♦ also well known 1) ADJ GRADED A well known person or thing is known about by a lot of people and is therefore famous or familiar. If someone is well known for a particular activity, a lot of people know about them because of their involvement …

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  • 4well known — ▶ adjective 1 well known principles: FAMILIAR, widely known, popular, common, everyday, established. 2 a well known family of architects: FAMOUS, famed, prominent …

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  • 5well-known */*/ — UK / US adjective known by many people or by the people involved in a particular situation It s a well known fact that he shares business interests with them. well known for: She s most well known for her TV work. well known to/in: Our argument… …

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  • 6well-known — adjective known by a lot of people: It s a well known fact that smoking can cause lung cancer. | This is probably their best known song. (+ for): Mother Teresa is well known for her work with the poor. see famous …

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  • 7well-known — adj. Well known is used with these nouns: ↑actor, actress, ↑architect, ↑artist, ↑author, ↑brand, ↑celebrity, ↑designer, ↑example, ↑experiment, ↑face, ↑fact, ↑ …

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  • 8fact — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ important, interesting, relevant, salient ▪ You must look at all the relevant facts. ▪ basic, simple ▪ …

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  • 9fact — n. something that is true 1) to ascertain, establish a fact 2) to check, confirm, verify a fact 3) to cite; collect, gather, marshal; present (the) facts 4) to classify; evaluate, interpret (the) facts 5) to face (the) facts 6) to distort, twist; …

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  • 10fact — Synonyms and related words: absolute fact, accepted fact, accomplishment, act, actual fact, actuality, actually, admitted fact, adventure, article, aspect, authenticity, axiom, bald fact, bare fact, basis for belief, body of evidence, brutal fact …

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