Correct
Correct adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.
Established and correct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Established" instead an adjective "Correct".
Established
Established adjective - Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established.
Correct and established are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correct" instead an adjective "Established".
Nearby Words: establishment, establishing
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Avengers West Coast later retconned this story into being Canon Discontinuity, while Avengers Forever established that both versions of the tale were correct via a Timey-Wimey Ball.
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Though he is correct that it is unavailable to officers, he served before the medal was established and the retroactive dates only go to 1940.
Source: Series / M*A*S*H - The concept of a backronym is much older than most people think; indeed, the word "backronym" itself is a neologism — the correct, much-longer-established word is "acrostic".
Source: Older Than They Think / Other
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