general knowledge

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛnɹəl ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛnəɹəl ˈnɑlɪdʒ/

Noun

general knowledge (uncountable)

1. The wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life, much of which may be trivial.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with common knowledge.

Translations

wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life

Chinese: Mandarin: 常識 / 常识 (zh) (chángshí) Dutch: algemene kennis f Finnish: yleistieto (fi) French: culture générale (fr) f German: Allgemeinwissen (de) n Greek: γενικές γνώσεις f pl (genikés gnóseis) Hungarian: általános műveltség Macedonian: општа култура f (opšta kultura) Norwegian: allmenndannelse m Polish: wiedza ogólna f Romanian: cunoștințe generale f pl, cultură generală (ro) f Russian: о́бщие зна́ния n pl (óbščije znánija) Spanish: cultura general (es) f Swedish: allmänbildning (sv) c Turkish: genel bilgi

See also

• general education