beknown

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/bɪˈnoʊn/

adjective

known

OriginEnglish known ← Middle English bi- ← Old English be- →
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Meanings

adjectivebeknown (comparative more beknown, superlative most beknown)

comparative more beknown · superlative most beknown

  1. obsoleteknown
verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of beknow

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbi-
  10. Englishbe-
  11. Englishknown
  12. Englishbeknown

From be- + known.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beknown

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Cite this entry
APA

beknown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beknown

MLA

“beknown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beknown. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beknown,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beknown.

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