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Definition of received adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

received

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//rɪˈsivd//
 
[only before noun] (formal)
 
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accepted by most people as being correct The received wisdom is that they cannot win. They challenged received ideas about education.
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