acceptation
Americannoun
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the usual or accepted meaning of a word, phrase, etc.
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favorable regard; approval.
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belief; acceptance as true or valid.
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Origin of acceptation
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French. See accept, -ation
Example Sentences
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In the general acceptation of the term, that implies a criminal accusation by the government.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a third acceptation of the words they might signify, that a particular tenement was charged to represent the village in regard to the suits, and for this reason privileged in other respects.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
George Eliot was truly religious, though perhaps not a Christian in the common acceptation.
From Miss Ellis's Mission by Smith, Mary P. Wells
It would be difficult to define self-denial according to the ordinary acceptation of the term.
From Doctrine of the Will by Mahan, Asa
Yes, actually a drawing-room, in the most elegant acceptation of the word.
From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James
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