Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having been accepted as true or worthy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In entomology, projecting between other parts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
receive . - adjective Generally accepted as correct or true
- adjective Unchallenged
axioms
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective widely accepted as true or worthy
- adjective conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
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Examples
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Paul Silva, the picture editor of the Daily Mail, said that the title received up to 400 images of her daily, because photographers snap her whenever she leaves home.
Leveson inquiry: 10 things we learned from the first round 2012
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Five years back, the label received a track from this Benin-based band, and fell in love.
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Norah Jones and Goodness from Benin & Martinique 2009
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Five years back, the label received a track from this Benin-based band, and fell in love.
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The term received an improved and more noble signification in the times of chivalry, when the desire to please manifested itself in feats of arms, and personal conflict.
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As avaricious middlemen soon equipped with European arms, the Efik came to control the entire trade with the hinterland; their name, in fact, is derived from an Ibibio-Efik word meaning “oppress,” a name received from those neighboring tribes on the lower Calabar and Cross rivers whom the Efik prevented from establishing direct contact with the white traders.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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Thus the term received still another extension and this be - came its fourth sense, and was so used by Herodotus,
DESPOTISM MELVIN RICHTER 1968
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Thus the term received still another extension and this be - came its fourth sense, and was so used by Herodotus,
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Oana Pellea, Razvan Vasilescu and Andi Vasluianu, the title received co-production support from German company M
Cineuropa 2010
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The title received critical acclaim upon its launch and is considered one of the best games to appear on the console.
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The title received critical acclaim upon its launch and is considered one of the best games to appear on the console.
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