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received
received /rɪˈsiːvd/ adjective [only before noun]
 Word Family: noun: receipt, receipts, receiver, reception, receivership, receiving, receptionist, receptor; adjective: receptiveUNRECEPTIVE, received; verb: receive
formal accepted or considered to be correct by most people
    received opinion/wisdom etc (=the opinion most people have)
    The received wisdom is that he will retire within the next year.