acceptation

[ ak-sep-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌæk sɛpˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

the usual or accepted meaning of a word, phrase, etc.

favorable regard; approval.

belief; acceptance as true or valid.

Origin of acceptation

1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French. See accept, -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM acceptation

non·ac·cep·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby acceptation

acceptable, acceptance, acceptance region, acceptancy, acceptant, acceptation, accepted, accepted pairing, acceptee, accepter, accepting

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Example sentences from the Web for acceptation

Some question might also be made, whether the word "lately" was not intended to limit this acceptation of English law.
Constitutional History of England, volume 3 of 3|Henry Hallam
Thus it happened that he became neither musician nor poet; if we use this latter term in its every—day acceptation.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
In quite a short time he became a polished gentleman, in the sixteenth-century acceptation of that term.
Rubens|Samuel Levy Bensusan
Yet it is not unlikely that Nebuchadnezzar used the phrase in this acceptation in ii.
The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study|William Heaford Daubney

To us the performance was an execution in the Tyburn acceptation of the word.
Garcia the Centenarian And His Times|M. Sterling Mackinlay

British Dictionary definitions for acceptation

acceptation

/ (ˌæksɛpˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the accepted meaning, as of a word, phrase, etc

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单词	acceptation
释义	acceptation [ ak-sep-tey-shuhn ] / ˌæk sɛpˈteɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR acceptation ON THESAURUS.COM noun the usual or accepted meaning of a word, phrase, etc. favorable regard; approval. belief; acceptance as true or valid. Origin of acceptation 1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French. See accept, -ation OTHER WORDS FROM acceptation non·ac·cep·ta·tion, noun Words nearby acceptation acceptable, acceptance, acceptance region, acceptancy, acceptant, acceptation, accepted, accepted pairing, acceptee, accepter, accepting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acceptation Some question might also be made, whether the word "lately" was not intended to limit this acceptation of English law. Constitutional History of England, volume 3 of 3\|Henry Hallam Thus it happened that he became neither musician nor poet; if we use this latter term in its every—day acceptation. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe\|Edgar Allan Poe In quite a short time he became a polished gentleman, in the sixteenth-century acceptation of that term. Rubens\|Samuel Levy Bensusan Yet it is not unlikely that Nebuchadnezzar used the phrase in this acceptation in ii. The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study\|William Heaford Daubney To us the performance was an execution in the Tyburn acceptation of the word. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times\|M. Sterling Mackinlay British Dictionary definitions for acceptation acceptation / (ˌæksɛpˈteɪʃən) / noun the accepted meaning, as of a word, phrase, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to acceptation connotation, purport, sense, value, meaning, intent, significance, denotation, message
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acceptation

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Origin of acceptation

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noun

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