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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dim knowledge" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a vague or unclear understanding of a subject or topic. Example: "Despite his years of experience, he only had a dim knowledge of the latest technologies in the field."
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The couple's children — Claire, 6; Jane, 5; Oliver, 3; and Nicholas, 23 months — have only a dim knowledge of the accident, said Courtney Kendrick, one of Ms. Nielson's sisters.
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I had a dim phonetic knowledge of the name of her and my grandfather's villages, yet they seemed not to exist in my atlas.
This water feeds the deep currents, of whose courses we have only the dimmest knowledge.
A dim misquotation.
A dim performance, overall.
It is a dim April.
Events took a dim turn.
A dim memory stirs.
That seems a dim memory now.
Investors took a dim view.
But now he took a dim view.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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