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| 1. | [ adjective ] (linguistics) conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers | |
| Synonyms: | standard | |
| Examples: | "standard English" (American) "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British) |
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| Related terms: | nonstandard linguistics normative acceptable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] widely accepted as true or worthy | |
| Synonyms: | accepted | |
| Examples: | "the accepted wisdom about old age" "a received moral idea" "Received political wisdom says not surveys show otherwise"- Economist |
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| Related terms: | conventional | |
| Similar spelling: |
receptive receipt receptivity receptively receipts |
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