acception

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Homophone: exception

Noun

acception (plural acceptions)

1. (obsolete) Acceptation; received meaning.
2. (rare, proscribed) acceptance

Derived terms

• acception of persons
• acception of faces

Related terms

• accept

References

• “acception”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin acceptiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.sɛp.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

acception f (plural acceptions)

1. meaning, sense (of a word), acceptation

   Synonyms: sens, signification

2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   sans acception de quelque chose ― irrespective of, regardless of

   sans acception de personnes ― without favouritism, without partiality

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with acceptation.

Related terms

• accepter

Further reading

• “acception”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012