acception
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English accepcioun, from Middle French accepcion (Modern French acception) and Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnis (“acceptance”). By surface analysis, accept + -ion.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acception (plural acceptions)
- (obsolete) Acceptation; received meaning.
- (rare, proscribed) acceptance
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References[edit]
- “acception”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin acceptiōnem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acception f (plural acceptions)
- meaning, sense (of a word), acceptation
- Synonyms: sens, signification
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Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “acception”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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