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ken
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ken
(noun)
ken
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ˈ
kɛn/
noun
ken
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ˈ
kɛn/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of KEN
beyond someone's ken
:
not within the range of what someone knows or understands
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 beings]
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