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Definition of acception in English English dictionary
- acceptation; the received meaning
Here the word baron is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it. - Fuller.
- {n} acceptance, the meaning of a word
- {i} accepted meaning; acceptance
acception
Pronunciation
Etymology
() Derivative of accept. From Latin acceptio (a receiving), accepting; compare with French acception.Resimler
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