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What does so-called mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word so-called? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (idiomatic) So named, but wrongly so.
  2. (mathematics) So named.
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How well does Mr McIntyre know the so-called Third World which he so insultingly disparages?
The organisation believes so-called drug driving is now more common than driving while over the limit.
The farmers are calling on the Government to pay compensation and make up for the so-called BSE tax.
For fashion, the so-called quadrilatero d' oro, or golden rectangle, is the magnet.
Another so-called chimerism involves using an animal egg to create human stem-cells.
The only thing the banks can do is to peel off these so-called non-performing assets.

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