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Webster 1913 Edition
Acception
Ac-cep′tion
,Noun.
[L.
acceptio
a receiving, accepting: cf. F. acception
.] Acceptation; the received meaning.
[Obs.]
Here the word “baron” is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern
acception
hath confined it. Fuller.
Acception of persons
or
faces
(Eccl.)
, favoritism; partiality.
[Obs.]
Wyclif.
Webster 1828 Edition
Acception
ACCEP'TION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
acception
acception
English
Noun
acception (plural acceptions)
- (obsolete) acceptation; the received meaning.
- (Can we date this quote?), Fuller, (Please provide the title of the work):
- 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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Derived terms
- acception of persons
- acception of faces (Ecclesiastic), (Obsolete): favoritism; partiality. - Wyclif
References
- acception in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak.sɛp.sjɔ̃/
Noun
acception f (plural acceptions)
- meaning, sense (of a word), acceptation
Derived terms
- sans acception de