acceptancyn.
/əkˈsɛpt(ə)nsi/, /akˈsɛpt(ə)nsi/, U.S. /əkˈsɛpt(ə)nsi/, /ækˈsɛpt(ə)nsi/ = acceptance n. (in various senses).
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the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > acceptance > willingness to accept
acceptancy1856
1788 Times 24 July 3/2 The defendents..refused to give up the goods till they were indemnified for their acceptancies.
1800 G. Wakefield tr. Dio Chrysostom Sel. Ess. 120 Welcome Death with a calm acceptancy.
1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 85 Here's a proof of gift, But here's no proof, sir, of acceptancy.
1903 Cent. Mag. Nov. 62/2 Ladies mention Miss Baxter to me with a knowing look, of which I acknowledge the meaning with a perfect blandness and readiness of acceptancy.
1942 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 220 84/2 93 percent were between 60 inches and 78 inches, which are the minimal and maximal heights, respectively, for acceptancy by the Army.
1993 Harper's Mag. Feb. 68/1 (advt.) Not until the Arab states have become democracies and have come to full acceptancy of Israel..can any possible territorial adjustment be considered.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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