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connaissance.

knowledge

12 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s//kɔ.ne.sɑ̃s/

  1. knowledge

    feminine
    avoir une bonne connaissance des animaux

  2. acquaintance

    countable · feminine · uncountable
    une connaissance
    faire la connaissance de quelqu'un
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French conoissance, from Late Latin cognōscentia, from Latin cognōscēns.

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