Acception

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Acceptation; received meaning. obsolete
  2. 2
    acceptance proscribed, rare

Synonyms

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acceptanceacceptationacquiescenceassurancecertaintyconfidence

Etymology

From Middle English accepcioun, from Middle French accepcion (Modern French acception) and Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnis (“acceptance”). By surface analysis, accept + -ion.

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acception of facesacception of persons

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