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1 received wisdom
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2 wisdom
['wɪzdəm]nome saggezza f.to doubt o question the wisdom of doing dubitare che sia saggio fare; in his wisdom — iron. nella sua infinita sapienza
* * *['wizdəm]noun Wisdom comes with experience.) saggezza* * *wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/n. [u]1 saggezza; giudizio; discernimento; senno; buon senso: the wisdom of Solomon, la saggezza di Salomone; received wisdom, saggezza popolare2 (arc.) erudizione; scienza; sapienza● wisdom tooth, dente del giudizio □ to cut one's wisdom teeth, mettere i denti del giudizio; (fig.) metter giudizio □ The better part of wisdom would be to say nothing, sarebbe più saggio tacere.* * *['wɪzdəm]nome saggezza f.to doubt o question the wisdom of doing dubitare che sia saggio fare; in his wisdom — iron. nella sua infinita sapienza
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3 received
[rɪ'siːvd] 1. 2.aggettivo [ideas, opinions] generalmente accettato (per vero)* * *received /rɪˈsi:vd/a.2 generalmente accettato: the received version, la versione generalmente accettata; received opinions, opinioni diffuse; received wisdom, saggezza popolare* * *[rɪ'siːvd] 1. 2.aggettivo [ideas, opinions] generalmente accettato (per vero)
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received wisdom — conventional/received/traditional wisdom phrase what most people believe to be true The conventional wisdom is that governments should lead rather than simply reflect public opinion. Thesaurus: truthsynonym Main entry: wisdom * * *… … Useful english dictionary
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wisdom — noun (U) 1 good sense and judgment, based especially on your experience of life: a man of great wisdom | question the wisdom of formal (=say that you think something is not sensible): I would question the wisdom of lending him such a large amount … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
received — adjective (only before noun) formal accepted or considered to be correct by most people: Sonntag s articles challenged received notions about photography. | received wisdom (=the opinions most people have about what is true): The received wisdom… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
received — re|ceived [rıˈsi:vd] adj [only before noun] formal accepted or considered to be correct by most people received opinion/wisdom etc (=the opinion most people have) ▪ The received wisdom is that he will retire within the next year … Dictionary of contemporary English
received — [[t]rɪsi͟ːvd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n The received opinion about something or the received way of doing something is generally accepted by people as being correct. [FORMAL] He was among the first to question the received wisdom of the time... The… … English dictionary
received — adjective /ɹɪˈsiːvd/ a) Generally accepted as correct or true The recent revelation that East Anglia Universitys Climate Research Unit actively suppressed research findings contrary to the received wisdom of Global Warming, has severely damaged… … Wiktionary
received — re|ceived [ rı sivd ] adjective FORMAL * generally believed to be true or correct: received wisdom/opinions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
received */ — UK [rɪˈsiːvd] / US [rɪˈsɪvd] adjective formal generally believed to be true or correct received wisdom/opinions … English dictionary