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
He transcended the narrow local limits of the older logographers, and was not content to repeat the traditions that had gained general acceptation through the poets.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
Yes, actually a drawing-room, in the most elegant acceptation of the word.
From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James
My words, in common acceptation, Could never give this provocation.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
In its acceptance innumerable forces are combined, innumerable different motives determine its acceptation by different persons.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.
