acception

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

acception

borrowed from Latin acceptio ('action of receiving, approval') itself derived from accipere ('to take, receive'), from the same family as capiare (to take possession)

Definitions

Synonym

Plural

acceptions

Translations

  • englishenglish:meaning
  • spanishspanish:aceptación
  • italianitalian:accezione
  • swedishswedish:hänsyn

See also

acceptatif (adj.) acceptable (adj.) acceptation (cn.) accepter (v.) accepteur (cn.) inacceptable (adj.) acceptabilité (cn.)