Thesaurus: acception

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1. n. Acceptation; the received meaning.
2. word/acceptation">Acceptation; the word/received">received meaning. [Obs.] Here the word "baron" is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it. Fuller. Acception of persons or faces (Eccl.), favoritism; partiality. [Obs.] Wyclif.
3. word/acceptation">Acceptation; the word/received">received meaning. [Obs.]Here the word "baron" is not to be taken in that restrictive sense towhich the modern acception hath confined it. Fuller.Acception of persons or faces (Eccl.), favoritism; partiality. [Obs.]Wyclif.
4. n. Acceptation; the received meaning.