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so-called (skôld)
adj.
1. Commonly called: "new buildings ... in so-called modern style" (Graham Greene).
2. Incorrectly or falsely termed: My so-called friends were gossiping about me again.
Usage Note: Quotation marks are not used to set off descriptions that follow expressions such as so-called and self-styled, which themselves relieve the writer of responsibility for the attribution: his so-called foolproof method (not "foolproof method").

so-called
adj
a.  (prenominal) designated or styled by the name or word mentioned, esp (in the speaker's opinion) incorrectly a so-called genius
b.  (also used parenthetically after a noun) these experts, so-called, are no help
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.so-called - doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"
questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

so-called
adjective alleged, supposed, professed, pretended, self-styled, ostensible, soi-disant (French) their so-called economic miracle
Translations
so-called [ˈsəʊˈkɔːld] ADJsupuesto, presunto
all these so-called journaliststodos estos supuestos or presuntos or así llamados periodistas
in the so-called rush hoursen las llamadas horas punta

so-called
adjsogenannt; (= supposed)angeblich

so-called [ˌsəʊˈkɔːld] adjcosiddetto/a
so-called [ˌsəʊˈkɔːld] adjcosiddetto/a

so-called so


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We have been treated to the spectacle of what are practically keeled racing-planes driven a clear five foot or more above the water, and only eased down to touch their so-called " native element" as they near the line.
Hence it came to pass that these two Classes could see no force in the so-called axiom about "Distinction of Sides implying Distinction of Colour"; and when all others had succumbed to the fascinations of corporal decoration, the Priests and the Women alone still remained pure from the pollution of paint.
George might have been only a large seal, or sea-horse; bearing all this in mind, it will not appear altogether incompatible with the sacred legend and the ancientest draughts of the scene, to hold this so-called dragon no other than the great Leviathan himself.
 
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