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Definition of reputed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reputed

adjective
 
/rɪˈpjuːtɪd/
 
/rɪˈpjuːtɪd/
 [not usually before noun]
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  1. generally thought to be something or to have done something, although this is not certain synonym rumoured
    • reputed (to be something) He is reputed to be the best heart surgeon in the country.
    • reputed (to have done something) The house is wrongly reputed to have been the poet's birthplace.
    • She sold her share of the company for a reputed £7 million.
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2, Opinion and argumentc2
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