acception

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnis (acceptance); synchronically analyzable as accept + -ion. Cognate with French acception.

Noun

acception (plural acceptions)

  1. (obsolete) acceptation; the received meaning.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Fuller, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Here the word "baron" is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it.

Derived terms

  • acception of persons
  • acception of faces

References

  • acception in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.sɛp.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

acception f (plural acceptions)

  1. meaning, sense (of a word), acceptation
    Synonyms: sens, signification

Derived terms

  • sans acception de

Further reading

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