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    so-called

    adjective

    • 1. used to show that something or someone is commonly designated by the name or term specified: "Western Countries belonging to the so-called Paris club"

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  2. Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective so-called, which is used to show that a word or phrase is not suitable or correct, or to introduce a new word or phrase. See examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.

  3. Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective 'so-called', which indicates that a word or expression is wrong or questionable. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and translations of 'so-called' in different languages.

  4. 1. : commonly named. the so-called pocket veto. 2. : falsely or improperly so named. deceived by a so-called friend. Examples of so-called in a Sentence.

  5. used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is not suitable or not correct: It was one of his so-called friends who supplied him with the drugs that killed him. B2. used to introduce a new word or phrase that is not yet known by many people: It isn't yet clear how dangerous these so-called "super-rats" are.

  6. Definitions of 'so-called'. 1. You use so-called to indicate that you think a word or expression used to describe someone or something is in fact wrong. [...] 2. You use so-called to indicate that something is generally referred to by the name that you are about to use. [...]

  7. Definition of so-called adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. So-called definition: called or designated thus. See examples of SO-CALLED used in a sentence.

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