| ADJECTIVE | all | received, standard | conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers |
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| all | received | widely accepted as true or worthy |
| Sounds | rahsiy'vd; rihsiy'vd; riysiy'vd | |
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| Rhymes | bereaved ... unrelieved: 8 rhymes with iyvd... | |
| Meaning | conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers. | |
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| Example | "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English"(British) | |
| Synonym | standard | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Narrower | acceptable | judged to be in conformity with approved usage |
| classical | (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors | |
| Opposite | nonstandard | not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community |
| Spanish | estándar | |
| Meaning | Widely accepted as true or worthy. | |
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| Broader | conventional | Following accepted customs and proprieties |
| Spanish | aceptado | |
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