acceptation
Example Sentences
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In the general acceptation of the term, that implies a criminal accusation by the government.
From Time Magazine Archive
The change in Isadore had been more concrete than the acceptation of a new outlook on life.
From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert
George Eliot was truly religious, though perhaps not a Christian in the common acceptation.
From Miss Ellis's Mission by Smith, Mary P. Wells
He was a man of honor, in the true acceptation of that word.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
I am… necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
