general knowledge

English Thesaurus

1. knowledge that is available to anyone (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	cognition, knowledge, noesis,
definition	:	the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	common knowledge,
definition	:	anything generally known to everyone (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	light,
definition	:	public awareness (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	open, surface,
definition	:	information that has become public (noun.cognition)