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.
noun
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Etymology
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
He was not looking at her, and so noticed nothing of the spasm of pain which for a second convulsed her face at his literal acceptation of her prayer.
From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle) Mason
But shall we, voyaging in the spirit, use either sailing-boat or motor-boat, in the ordinary acceptation of the latter term.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
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
According to the ordinary acceptation of the term, a horse is supposed "to bend well" when he arches his neck, yields to the bit, and uses his knees and hocks freely.
From The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises by Vielle Moustache
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