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ACCEPTATION

\ɐksɪptˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐksɪptˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɐ_k_s_ɪ_p_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of ACCEPTATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
the accepted meaning of a word

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
the accepted meaning of a word

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

the accepted meaning of a word
The state of being accepted or acceptable.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

An assent to an opinion or belief; the meaning in which a word or statement is generally understood.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The usual meaning.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Reception, whether good or bad; the meaning of a word.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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