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Acceptability

//ˌækˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ət.i// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness. countable, uncountable

    "Therefore vve eat Chriſts ſpiritual body, becauſe he hath given us his natural body to be broken and his natural blood to be ſhed, for the remiſſion of ſins, and for the obtaining the grace and acceptability of repentance."

  2. 2
    satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards wordnet
  3. 3
    Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms) countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin acceptābilitās. By surface analysis, accept + -ability.

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