acceptation

n.

1. The usual or accepted meaning, as of a word or expression. See synonyms at meaning.
2. Favorable reception; approval.

noun

That which is signified by a word or expression: connotation, denotation, import, intent, meaning, message, purport, sense, significance, significancy, signification, value. See meaning.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: acceptance as true or valid

Meaning #2: the accepted meaning of a word
  Synonyms: word meaning, word sense

Meaning #3: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
  Synonyms: adoption, acceptance, espousal

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gængs betydning, særlig betydning

Nederlands (Dutch)
(algemeen aanvaarde) betekenis, positieve ontvangst

Français (French)
n. - acceptation, signification, approbation

Deutsch (German)
n. - ein bestimmter Sinn, die allgemein angenommene Bedeutung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γενικώς αποδεκτή σημασία λέξης, αποδοχή

Italiano (Italian)
accettazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aceitação (f), acepção (f)

Русский (Russian)
принятое (напр. значение слова)

Español (Spanish)
n. - aceptación, buena acogida, aprobación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vedertagen betydelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
承认, 赞同, 欢迎, 意义

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 承認, 贊同, 歡迎, 意義

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 말뜻

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 意味

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إستحسان, قبول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משמעות מקובלת, היענות, אישור‬

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