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
It would be difficult to define self-denial according to the ordinary acceptation of the term.
From Doctrine of the Will by Mahan, Asa
Yes, actually a drawing-room, in the most elegant acceptation of the word.
From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James
George Eliot was truly religious, though perhaps not a Christian in the common acceptation.
From Miss Ellis's Mission by Smith, Mary P. Wells
The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; as, term is to be used according to its usual acceptation.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
