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Meaning of RECEIVED
Pronunciation:
rus'eevd
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Definition:
[adj]
widely
accepted
as
true
or
worthy
; "
the
accepted
wisdom
about
old
age
"; "
a
received
moral
idea
"; "
Received
political
wisdom
says
not
;
surveys
show
otherwise
"-
Economist
[adj] (
linguistics
)
conforming
to
the
established
language
usage
of
educated
native
speakers
; "
standard
English
" (
American
); "
received
standard
English
is
sometimes
called
the
King
'
s
English
" (
British
)
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Synonyms:
acceptable
,
accepted
,
conventional
,
normative
,
prescriptive
,
standard
Antonyms:
nonstandard
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