Meanings
noungeneral knowledge (uncountable)
- uncountableThe wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life, much of which may be trivial.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian обща култура
- обща култура (obšta kultura)wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Chinese Mandarin 常識 /常识, 雜學 /杂学
- 常識 /常识 (chángshí)wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
- 雜學 /杂学 (záxué)wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
- 雜識 /杂识 (záshí)wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Dutch algemene kennis
- algemene kenniswide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Finnish yleistieto
- yleistietowide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
French culture générale
- culture généralewide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
German Allgemeinwissen
- Allgemeinwissenwide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Greek γενικές γνώσεις
- γενικές γνώσεις (genikés gnóseis)wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Hungarian általános műveltség
- általános műveltségwide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Norwegian allmenndannelse
- allmenndannelsewide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Polish wiedza ogólna
- wiedza ogólnawide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Romanian cunoștințe generale, cultură generală
- cunoștințe generalewide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
- cultură generalăwide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Russian о́бщие зна́ния
- о́бщие зна́ния (óbščije znánija)wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Spanish cultura general
- cultura generalwide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Swedish allmänbildning
- allmänbildningwide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Turkish genel bilgi
- genel bilgiwide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Cite this entry
APA
general knowledge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20knowledge
MLA
“general knowledge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20knowledge. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “general knowledge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20knowledge.
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