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knave ~ nave:
[the same pronunciation, as in ‘nave’]
{The letter ‘K’ in “knave” is silent.}
“Knave” (old usage) is ‘a dishonest man; a playing card with a picture of a man on it that is above the ten and below the queen (which is also called ‘jack’)’,
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“Nave” is ‘is the long central part of a church’; ‘the hub of a wheel’,
- the nave of a church
e.g.
St Albans Cathedral in England has the longest nave.
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