Received Standard

American  

noun

1. the form of educated English spoken originally in southern England and having Received Pronunciation as a chief distinguishing feature.

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Etymology

Origin of Received Standard

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The remaining participants received standard STI testing and treatment.

From Science Magazine

The patients with the experimental drug survived for 23.9 months, as compared with 16.8 months for those who received standard chemotherapy.

From New York Times

The Washington Post says it’s unclear whether Ukraine received standard terminals, which SpaceX currently charges $600 for, or the advanced terminals, which were announced in February and cost $2,500.

From The Verge

One group received standard treatment, one got high doses of vitamin C, one got high doses of zinc and the fourth group got both supplements.

From Washington Post

About 36 percent of patients died in the hospital who received standard care, while 28 percent died on tocilizumab and 22 percent died when given sarilumab.

From Washington Post