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| es·tab·lished [ i stábblisht ] |
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1. thriving: started or set up long enough ago and sufficiently successful to suggest likely continuation or permanence
  an established business
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2. accepted as true: generally recognized as being true or valid
an established fact
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3. successful: having gained public recognition in a sphere of activity
an established author
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4. growing successfully: growing strongly
an established garden
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5. legally recognized: legally recognized and sometimes financially supported as an official national institution
an established church
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