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knack

/næk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
  2. A petty contrivance; a toy.
  3. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity.
  4. To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
  5. To speak affectedly.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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