knowledges

noun

plural of knowledge
as in sciences
a body of facts learned by study or experience the forest ranger shared some of his vast knowledge of the woods with us a knowledge of local customs

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Recent Examples of knowledges Sometimes my collection of knowledges feels like rash splatters of matter floating with me. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
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  1. sciences
  2. wisdoms
Noun
  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, first given in 1901, has been awarded 116 times to 232 winners for innovations in medicine and biological sciences.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
  • El Niño is like dropping a rock in a pond, says Daniel Vimont, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of sciences
Noun
  • Regardless of one’s experience with the Tarot, this book offers profound, embodied wisdoms for creative and critical writers, artists, and activists.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • The book also includes little wisdoms from his three children with wife Camila Alves McConaughey; son Levi, 17 (who plays his onscreen son in The Lost Bus), daughter Vida, 15, and younger son Livingston, 12.
    — Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Definition of wisdoms

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