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acceptation noun[ C or U ] formaluk /ˌæk.sepˈteɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌæk.sepˈteɪ.ʃən/ the accepted meaning of a word: I may not be an athlete in the common acceptation of the word, but I enjoy regular workouts at the gym. He claimed that the word "emigrant" in its present acceptation was not then in use. Two interpretations can be equally legitimate when, by common acceptation, a term has acquired a secondary meaning. She was not using the word in its legal or business acceptation. We refer to a conditional fee, in the more general acceptation of the term. It is obvious that he is not talking of a "conscious intention", in the normal human acceptation of the phrase. The term has several acceptations. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Meaning & significance add add up to something backspin be a badge of somethingidiom connotate connotation drive i.e. locution locutionary mean meaningfully meaningfulness meaningless purport sense significant signify subtext what's with something?idiom |