Acceptation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The usual or accepted meaning, as of a word or expression. See Synonyms at meaning.
  • n. Favorable reception; approval.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
  • n. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
  • n. Ready belief.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.
  • n. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of accepting or receiving; reception; acceptance: as, the acceptation of a trust.
  • n. The state of being accepted or acceptable; favorable regard; hence, credence; belief.
  • n. The meaning or sense in which a word or statement is taken or understood: as, this term is to be understood in its usual acceptation.
  • n. Synonyms Acceptance, Acceptancy, Acceptation. These words have been used interchangeably, but there is a marked tendency to use acceptance for the act of accepting, and acceptation for the state of being accepted, acceptancy having become rare, or being restricted to poetic use.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. acceptance as true or valid
  • n. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
  • n. the accepted meaning of a word
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    acceptance    signified    sense   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acceptance    reception   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts