[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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