received

adj 1: (linguistics) 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: {standard}]

[ant: {nonstandard}]

2: 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: {accepted}]