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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