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
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.
George Eliot was truly religious, though perhaps not a Christian in the common acceptation.
From Miss Ellis's Mission by Smith, Mary P. Wells
He is a gentleman in all the ordinary acceptation of the word.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin
Both would be sharp and possess abundance of detail, still one would be soft and the other hard in an artistic acceptation of the word hardness.
