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received wisdom

received wisdom noun: synonym of conventional wisdom.

Noun

received wisdom (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of conventional wisdom.
    • Received wisdom, in the US and the UK, remains that in a fracturing, splintering media landscape top-notch live sport remains one of the only types of content for which viewers will make an “appointment to view”.2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian, London

Synonyms of received wisdom

Questions about received wisdom

What does received wisdom mean?
Received wisdom means synonym of conventional wisdom.
What part of speech is received wisdom?
Received wisdom is a noun.

Words near received wisdom in the dictionary

  1. receiveable
  2. receiveables
  3. received
  4. Received Pronunciation
  5. Received Standard
  6. received wisdom
  7. receivedness
  8. receivedst
  9. receiver
  10. receiver general
  11. receiver-general

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