Etymology: < kenv.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈkenner.
rare.
One who kens.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > [noun] > one who knows
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1686 F. Spence tr. A. Varillas Ἀνεκδοτα Ἑτερουιακα 63 The accurate Kenners of military discipline judged that the Town would have been taken forthwith.
1891 J. C. AtkinsonLast of Giant-killers 224 Go, consult the Crystal, the all-kenner.]
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