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
The sensation is not fear in the ordinary acceptation of the term.
From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by Edmund B. d'Auvergne
In its acceptance innumerable forces are combined, innumerable different motives determine its acceptation by different persons.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by C. M. Williams
This was not by cunning or intrigue, in the low acceptation of the term, but by far-seeing reason and discernment.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by William H. Herndon
He is a gentleman in all the ordinary acceptation of the word.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by Justin McCarthy
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