Idée reçue

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An Idée reçue (pronounced [ide rəˈsy]) is a received, or accepted, idea. This term was used by Gustave Flaubert in his work Le Dictionnaire des idées reçues to refer to a catchphrases and platitudes, most of which are as paradoxical as they are insipid.

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