Its meaning soon broadened, however, to mean “range of vision” or “sight” on land or sea. There are six meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun ken, two of which are labelled obsolete See examples of ken used in a sentence.
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An idea beyond one's ken
Range of sight or vision.
Ken is a masculine given name of japanese and scottish gaelic origin The japanese given name is common among males It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used Ken is also a masculine given name of scottish / scottish gaelic origin
It is used as a given name or as a short form of names with the letters ken (like kenneth, kenan, kendrick, kendall, kennedy, mackenzie. In this context, the phrase is infelicitous ' beyond one's ken ', in its ordinary usage, means beyond one's powers of comprehension. In common usage a fossil word, found only in phrases such as beyond one’s ken and swim into one’s ken.
Ken in american english (ken) noun a male given name, form of kendall or kenneth
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