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so-called

[ soh-kawld ]

adjective

  1. called or designated thus:

    the so-called Southern bloc.

  2. incorrectly called or styled thus:

    so-called intellectuals.



so-called

adjective

    1. prenominal designated or styled by the name or word mentioned, esp (in the speaker's opinion) incorrectly

      a so-called genius

    2. ( also used parenthetically after a noun )

      these experts, so-called, are no help

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of so-called1

First recorded in 1650鈥60
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Shortly after the attack, the so-called South Armagh Republican Action Force claimed responsibility for it.

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Twelve states have so-called trigger laws that would either cancel expansion or require changes in the state program if the federal match rate dropped below 90%.

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All this is possible because, in January of this year, while they still had a majority, Senate Democrats failed to pass the so-called Press Act.

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But in line with longstanding royal practice, it was owned under the names of other people or companies, acting on his behalf as so-called "nominees".

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"In that category of so-called natural causes deaths are 30 and 40-year-olds who are dying from things like heart attacks or from diabetes or epilepsy," said Prof Armstrong.

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