| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  n k |
| NOUN: | 1. A clever, expedient way of doing something. 2. A specific talent for something, especially one difficult to explain or teach. See synonyms at art1. 3. Archaic a. A cleverly designed device. b. A knickknack. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English knakke, from Middle Dutch cnacken, to strike, crack, probably of imitative origin.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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