so-called

(sō'kôld')
adj.

1. Commonly called: "new buildings ... in so-called modern style" (Graham Greene).
2. Incorrectly or falsely termed: My so-called friends were gossiping about me again.

USAGE NOTE   Quotation marks are not used to set off descriptions that follow expressions such as so-called and self-styled, which themselves relieve the writer of responsibility for the attribution: his so-called foolproof method (not "foolproof method").

IN BRIEF: adj. - Doubtful or suspect; Commonly called or designated as.

The idea is to have this mesh between your consciousness - your visualization - and the so-called material world. — George Leonard. Source: Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment (Plume)

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: doubtful or suspect
  Synonyms: alleged, supposed

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - såkaldt

Nederlands (Dutch)
zogenaamd

Français (French)
adj. - dit, appelé, soi-disant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sogenannt, angeblich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αποκαλούμενος, επονομαζόμενος

Italiano (Italian)
cosiddetto, sedicente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pretenso, falso (m), suposto (m)

Русский (Russian)
так называемый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - llamado, supuesto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - så kallad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
所谓的, 号称的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 所謂的, 號稱的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소위, 이른바

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いわゆる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مسمى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כביכול, מפוקפק, במרכאות, מכונה, נקרא‬

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