acception
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
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “acception”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin acceptiō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]acception f (plural acceptions)
- meaning, sense (of a word), acceptation
- Synonyms: sens, signification
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{{rfdef}}.- sans acception de quelque chose ― irrespective of, regardless of
- sans acception de personnes ― without favouritism, without partiality
Usage notes
[edit]- Not to be confused with acceptation.
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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