[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"received"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British) [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/standard]standard[/URL]] [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/nonstandard]nonstandard[/URL]] [*]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 [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/accepted]accepted[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/received]http://www.word.sc/received[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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