received
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɹɪˈsiːvd/, SAMPA: /rI"si:vd/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Hyphenation: re‧ceived
[edit] Verb
received
- Simple past tense and past participle of receive.
[edit] Adjective
received (not comparable)
|
Positive |
Superlative |
the received (knowledge, wisdom, opinion, story, information)
- Generally accepted as correct or true
- (by implication) Unchallenged axioms
- The recent revelation that East Anglia University's Climate Research Unit actively suppressed research findings contrary to the "received wisdom" of Global Warming, has severely damaged the credibility of the UN's IPCC predictions, which relied heavily on this institution's research findings.[1]
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of cdeeeirv
- deceiver
[edit] References
- Notes:
- ^ http://www.glgroup.com/News/Climategate-will-hurt-biofuels-45167.html "Climategate will hurt biofuels" December 3, 2009