public knowledge

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public knowledge - knowledge that is available to anyonegeneral knowledgecognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoningcommon knowledge - anything generally known to everyonelight - public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light"open, surface - information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"