acceptation
- noun
- /ˌæk.sɛpˈteɪ.ʃən/
- Archaic
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aceptación
- In linguistics, the term acceptation refers to an accepted meaning of a word in specific contexts.
Examples
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He has a right to the protection of the laws, but he is not a citizen in the ordinary acceptation of the word.
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It has no treaty-making power in the ordinary acceptation of the term; that is to say, the parties are not equal.
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The marriage battle, as distinct from it, viz. the notion that marriage as such is a union of man and woman and nothing else, is still pretty much accepted, where this acceptation has not been swamped in an ocean of emotionalities and politically correct taboos.
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The acceptation of the word 'freedom' varies widely across different cultures.
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In the legal field, acceptation often describes the commonly understood meaning of statutory terms.
Synonyms
One meaning of a word in a certain context
The idea a word gives about someone, something, or an action
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word acceptation also means an 'accepted meaning' of a word because it comes from the same root capere 'to take' as accept. So this sense of acceptation is the meaning people 'take' or agree on in a particular context.
