Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Widely encountered, used, or recognized.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Acceptable; chosen; appointed.
- In com., received or acknowledged as binding: often abbreviated to
a . or A. Seeacceptance , 1 .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
accept . - adjective Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective generally approved or compelling recognition
Etymologies
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Examples
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"European dress" is the term accepted to imply the costume of man and woman which is entirely cosmopolitan, decrying continuity of types (of costume) and thoroughly plastic in the hands of fashion.
Woman as Decoration Emily Burbank
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A rule was established under which every Manchu high official, when memorializing the throne, was to speak of himself to the Emperor as "your Majesty's slave," whereas the term accepted from every Chinese high official was simply
China and the Manchus Herbert Allen Giles 1890
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The expression “the right state” was a term accepted in the political writings of the fourth century.
CYNICISM RAGNAR H 1968
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[FN#128] Andalusian = Spanish, the Vandal-land, a term accepted by the Moslem invader.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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One claim is, "She is described by her admirers as 'a philosopher 'but this is not a term accepted by many in the philosophical community."
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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One claim is, "She is described by her admirers as 'a philosopher 'but this is not a term accepted by many in the philosophical community."
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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She is described by her admirers as a 'philosopher' but this is not a term accepted by many in the philosophical community.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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[[Objectivism]], which believes admirers as 'a philosopher 'but this is not a term accepted by many in the booksc ertainly advance a' philosophy 'of life, there is,
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Whatever Obama may lack in "accepted" experience, he more than makes up for in judgement, inspirational initiative, and vision.
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The government needed to find a way to stop these coins being in accepted as legal tender.
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