Etymology

acception

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Today it means: Acceptation; received meaning. Full definition →

Middle English accepcioun ← Middle French accepcion ← Latin acceptiō, acceptiōnis
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  1. Latin · derived fromacceptiō, acceptiōnis“acceptance”
  2. Middle French · derived fromaccepcion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromaccepcioun
  4. English todayacception

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

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