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

Yes, actually a drawing-room, in the most elegant acceptation of the word.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

The change in Isadore had been more concrete than the acceptation of a new outlook on life.

From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert

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

Whatever the motive, however, the conduct of the person accepting it alters in accordance with its acceptation.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.