Definition of ken noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
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Complex issues well beyond our ken.
Not in your area of knowledge:
To know someone or something 3.
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These changes occurred for reasons that are beyond my ken.
[=reasons that i do not know or understand] miracles that are beyond human ken [=miracles that cannot be understood by human.
Ken appeared on the english horizon in the 16th century referring to the distance bounding the range of ordinary vision at sea (about 20 miles), and would thus have been familiar to skippers in particular.
Ken is a masculine given name of japanese and scottish gaelic origin.
The japanese given name is common among males.
It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
There are six meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun ken, two of which are labelled obsolete.
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