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received wisdom

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
re-ceived wis-dom
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of conventional wisdom.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

idée reçue

Frequently Paired Words

idée reçue

Synonyms

conventional wisdom

Questions

What does received wisdom mean?
Synonym of conventional wisdom.

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