Adjective
1. generally approved or compelling recognition;
"several accepted techniques for treating the condition""his recognized superiority in this kind of work"2. generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute;
"the accepted interpretation of the poem""an accepted theory"3. generally accepted or used;
"accepted methods of harmony and melody""three accepted types of pump"4. judged to be in conformity with approved usage;
"acceptable English usage"5. widely or permanently accepted;
"an accepted precedent"6. widely accepted as true or worthy;
"the accepted wisdom about old age""a received moral idea""Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist