well known

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English

Adjective

well known (comparative better known, superlative best known)

  1. (predicative) Alternative form of well-known
    • 2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 57:
      If you feel I have short-changed Brunel by not detailing all his accomplishments, it's only because he's so well known to us rail aficionados.

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