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so-called definition

so·-called (sō′kôld′)

adjective

  1. popularly known or called by this term the so-called nuclear powers
  2. inaccurately or questionably designated as such a so-called liberal

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