noun
acception
Acception (noun) means the usual or accepted meaning of a word.
noun
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The usual or accepted meaning of a word.
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Etymology
Acception comes from Middle English accepcioun, from Middle French accepcion (Modern French acception) and Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnis (“acceptance”); by surface analysis it is accept + -ion.
Rhymes for acception
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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What is the meaning of acception?
"acception" (noun) means the usual or accepted meaning of a word.
