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Acceptation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Acceptation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

acceptance as true or valid

2

the accepted meaning of a word

3

the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

"its adoption by society"

"the proposal found wide acceptance"

4

Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
acceptance sense blessing
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
embrace

Origin

The word comes from the Middle French acceptacion and the Late Latin acceptātiō. It originally meant the act of receiving or taking something.

Rhyming Words
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