acception

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Acceptation; received meaning.
  2. acceptance

Word forms

acception acceptions

Etymology

From Middle English accepcioun, from Middle French accepcion (Modern French acception) and Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnis (“acceptance”). By surface analysis, accept + -ion.

Related words

Derived words

acception of persons acception of faces
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