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so-called

 adjective
     
so-called W3 [only before noun]
1 used to describe someone or something that has been given a name that you think is wrong:
The so-called experts couldn't tell us what was wrong.
2 used to show that something or someone is usually called a particular name:
the health threats posed by so-called 'mad cow disease'
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