acceptation | ||
1. | [ noun ] acceptance as true or valid | |
Related terms: | acceptance accept accept | |
2. | [ noun ] the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | |
Synonyms: | acceptance adoption espousal | |
Examples: | "its adoption by society" "the proposal found wide acceptance" |
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Related terms: | blessing embrace adopt accept | |
3. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the meaning of a word | |
Synonyms: | word_sense word_meaning | |
Related terms: | sense accept | |
Similar spelling: |
accepting acceptant acceptance acceptor acceptive acceptor_rna acceptability acceptably acceptable acceptableness accepted |