What does acception mean?
Definitions for acception
ac·cep·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word acception.
Did you actually mean acceptation or aspadana?
Wiktionary
acceptionnoun
acceptation; the received meaning.
Etymology: Derivative of accept. From acceptio (a receiving), accepting; compare with acception.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Acception
The received sense of a word; the meaning.
Etymology: acception, Fr. from acceptio, Lat.
That this hath been esteemed the due and proper acception of this word, I shall testify by one evidence, which gave me the first hint of this notion. Henry Hammond, on Fundamentals.
Webster Dictionary
Acceptionnoun
acceptation; the received meaning
Etymology: [L. acceptio a receiving, accepting: cf. F. acception.]
Anagrams for acception »
peccation
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of acception in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of acception in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Translations for acception
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for acception »
Translation
Find a translation for the acception definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"acception." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/acception>.
Discuss these acception definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In