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public knowledge vs common knowledge

common knowledge vs public knowledge

public knowledge and common knowledge both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
public knowledge Yes No No No
common knowledge Yes No No No
As nouns, common knowledge is a hyponym of public knowledge; that is, common knowledge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than public knowledge:
  • public knowledge: knowledge that is available to anyone
  • common knowledge: anything generally known to everyone
Other hyponyms of public knowledge include light, open, surface.
public knowledge (noun) common knowledge (noun)
knowledge that is available to anyone anything generally known to everyone
Difference between public knowledge and common knowledge

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