Received
Received adjective - Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers.
Usage example: “"
received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)”
Standard is a synonym for received in taken topic. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead an adjective "Received".
Standard
Standard adjective - Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers.
Usage example: “"
standard English" (American)”
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- Exact Words: In one book, an important plot point is that a capsule with valuable intel data in orbit around a planet is said, by an incomplete transmission received from the ship that launched it, to be in a "normal" orbit — which is taken to mean "standard", around the planet's equator.
Source: Literature / Lucky Starr - This, however, was not well-received and he became just a standard Bratty Half-Pint.
- Reception to the change was lukewarm at first, but was well received with time, so that it's become her standard characterization.
Source: Action Girl / Anime
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