🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Connaissance implicite

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃ ɛ̃.pli.sit

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Implicit Knowledge/ɪmˈplɪsɪt ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle a une connaissance implicite des règles."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Knowledge that is understood and applied without being consciously articulated.

    "She has implicit knowledge of the rules, allowing her to navigate the game effortlessly."
  2. 2

    A form of knowledge that is acquired through experience and context rather than through direct instruction.

    "His implicit knowledge of the local culture helped him blend in seamlessly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'implicit' originates from the Latin 'implicitus', meaning 'folded in' or 'involved', which evolved through Middle English. 'Knowledge' comes from the Old English 'cnāwledge', related to the verb 'cnāwan', meaning 'to know'. Together, they describe a type of understanding that is not explicitly stated but understood.

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