1 [onlybeforenoun] used to show that you do not think that the word or phrase that is being used to describe sb/sth is appropriate:
the opinion of a so-called 'expert' * How have these so-called improvements helped the local community?
2 [usuallybeforenoun] used to introduce the word that people usually use to describe sth:
artists from the so-called 'School of London'
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, so-called is tagged as adjective.
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