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English[]

Etymology[]

Derivative of accept. From Latin acceptio (a receiving), accepting; compare with French acception.

Noun[]

Singular
Acception

Plural
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Acception ({{{1}}})

  1. (obsolete) 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.

Derived terms[]

  • acception of persons
  • acception of faces (Ecclesiastic), (Obsolete): favoritism; partiality. - Wyclif

References[]

  • Template:R:1913

French[]

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: /ak.sɛp.sjɔ̃/, SAMPA: /ak.sEp.sjO~/

Noun[]

Acception f. (plural Acceptions)

  1. acceptation
  2. one of the various listed meanings of a word in a dictionary

Derived terms[]

  • sans acception de

et:acception el:acception fr:acception io:acception it:acception oc:acception pl:acception ru:acception fi:acception vi:acception

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