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knack definition

knack (nak)

noun

    1. a trick; device
    2. a clever expedient or way of doing something
  2. ability to do something easily; particular skill; dexterity
  3. Archaic a knickknack; trinket; trifle

Etymology: ME knak, sharp blow: see knock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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