Received and Strange

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Received adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.

Usage example: traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children

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Strange is an antonym for received.

Nearby Words: receive, receiving, receiver, receivable

Strange adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.

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Received is an antonym for strange.

Nearby Words: strangeness, stranger, strangely

This is especially strange seeing that stands received the opposite treatment in the previous continuity.

Source: Doing In the Scientist
Bloodless Carnage: Especially strange considering the fairly large amount of swearing in the game (it received an M rating in the US one way or the other).

Source: Video Game / Black
What's also strange is the fact that Ōkami has received two re-releases, but killer7 and God Hand have not received a single one, despite huge fan demand to get them re-released, as well as fan demand causing Ōkami to be re-released in the first place.

Source: Screwed By The Network / Video Games

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