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idée reçue definition

idée re·çue (ē dā rə sü′)

a generally accepted idea; convention; commonplace

Etymology: Fr, lit., received idea

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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