acceptation

American  

[ak-sep-tay-shuhn] / ˌæk sɛpˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

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

2. favorable regard; approval.

3. belief; acceptance as true or valid.

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acceptation British  

/ ˌæksɛpˈteɪʃən /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• nonacceptation
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of acceptation

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

acceptation

In the general acceptation of the term, that implies a criminal accusation by the government.

From Time Magazine Archive

Roads or streets cannot be seen, and a town, in our acceptation of the word, does not exist.

From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by P?ter Vay

Friends, in the common acceptation of that word, may be readily lost and won.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School

In that acceptation, value is usually divided into value-in-use, and value-in-exchange.

From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by John P. (John Percival) Jones

I am… necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

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