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

He transcended the narrow local limits of the older logographers, and was not content to repeat the traditions that had gained general acceptation through the poets.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

In a third acceptation of the words they might signify, that a particular tenement was charged to represent the village in regard to the suits, and for this reason privileged in other respects.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

A house in Lant Street would not come within the denomination of a first-rate residence, in the strict acceptation of the term; but it is a most desirable spot, nevertheless. 

From Rambles in Dickens' Land by Allbut, Robert

I am… necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah