acception
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnis (“acceptance”); synchronically analyzable as accept + -ion. Cognate with French acception.
Noun
acception (plural acceptions)
- (obsolete) acceptation; the received meaning.
- (Can we date this quote?), Fuller, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Here the word "baron" is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it.
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References
- “acception”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
acception f (plural acceptions)
- meaning, sense (of a word), acceptation
- Synonyms: sens, signification
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Further reading
- “acception”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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