/ ˌæksepˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun
( linguistics ) the meaning that a word or expression is generally accepted as having
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally in the sense favourable reception, approval ): from late Latin acceptatio(n-) , from the verb acceptare (frequentative of accipere take something to oneself, from ad- to + capere take) The current sense dates from the early 17th cent.