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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acception

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cep-tion
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acceptation; received meaning.

Obsolete

noun

acceptance

Etymology

From Middle English accepcioun, from Middle French accepcion (Modern French acception) and Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnis (“acceptance”). By surface analysis, accept + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *kap-, accepcioun, accepcion, acceptiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

acceptions (plural)

Phrases

acception of persons acception of faces

Frequently Paired Words

accept

Homonyms

exception

Questions

What does acception mean?
Acceptation; received meaning.
Where does acception come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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