Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

public knowledge

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: pub-lic -knowl-edge
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Knowledge that is available or accessible to the public.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mr. BENNETT. It was public knowledge. I got this knowledge by reading a stock certificate that 1,700 stockholders had. Mr. GLADSTONE. And that is what you based that on, the fact that it was public knowledge, and not any direct relationship that you had?"
"By the time the existence and implications of MIRV became public knowledge, it had already been tested, the production of Minuteman III and Poseidon missiles had already commenced …"
"As new development projects can change the character of neighbourhoods, the process of approving or rejecting a project should be public knowledge."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

general knowledge

Questions

What does public knowledge mean?: Knowledge that is available or accessible to the public.

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