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content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
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cognition,
knowledge,
noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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tradition an inherited pattern of thought or action
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object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
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food for thought,
intellectual nourishment,
food any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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noumenon,
thing-in-itself the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
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universe of discourse,
universe everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
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topic,
matter,
subject,
issue some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
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issue the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"
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thought,
idea the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"
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nitty-gritty,
heart and soul,
pith,
gist,
meat,
kernel,
nub,
essence,
inwardness,
marrow,
sum,
substance,
centre,
heart,
core,
center soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
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wisdom the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
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internal representation,
mental representation,
representation an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
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belief any cognitive content held as true
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unbelief,
disbelief a rejection of belief
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heresy,
unorthodoxy a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
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goal,
end a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
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education the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
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experience the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
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acculturation,
culture the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
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lore,
traditional knowledge knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"
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ignorance the lack of knowledge or education
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knowledge base,
knowledge domain,
domain the content of a particular field of knowledge
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metaknowledge knowledge about knowledge
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content - everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content" |
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aggregation,
accumulation,
assemblage,
collection the act of accumulating
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content - the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc. |
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proportion harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
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content - satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" |
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circumscribe,
limit,
confine draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
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content - make content; "I am contented" |
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discontent make dissatisfied
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gratify,
satisfy yield (to); give satisfaction to
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