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Word of the Day : October 17, 2018
acceptation
noun ak-sep-TAY-shun
Definition :
1 : acceptance; especially : favorable reception or approval.
2 : a generally accepted meaning of a word or understanding of a concept.
Did You Know ?
Acceptation is older than its synonym acceptance; it first appeared in print in the 15th century, whereas acceptance makes a 16th-century appearance. Grammarian H. W. Fowler insisted in 1926 that acceptation and acceptance were not actually synonymous (he preferred to reserve acceptation for the "accepted meaning" use), but the earliest meaning of acceptation was indeed acceptance. Both words descend from the Anglo-French word accepter ("to accept"), but acceptation took an extra step. Anglo-French added the -ation ending, which was changed to form acceptacioun in Middle English. (English embraced the present-day -ation ending later.) Acceptance simply comes from accepter plus the Anglo-French -ance.
Examples :
"About 40 fine arts students filled out a two-page application to be a part of the project, Rodriguez said.... Some have done commissioned work and sold their art on Etsy. One received an automatic acceptation to a prestigious art school in Chicago on National Portfolio Day last fall." — Laura Gutschke, The Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News, 8 Apr. 2018.
"For its primary definition of 'money,' the same source states, 'In usual and ordinary acceptation it means gold, silver, or paper money used as circulating medium of exchange, and does not embrace notes, bonds, evidences of debt, or other personal or real estate.'" — Tom Egan, The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 1 June 2017.
acceptation
noun ak-sep-TAY-shun
Definition :
1 : acceptance; especially : favorable reception or approval.
2 : a generally accepted meaning of a word or understanding of a concept.
Did You Know ?
Acceptation is older than its synonym acceptance; it first appeared in print in the 15th century, whereas acceptance makes a 16th-century appearance. Grammarian H. W. Fowler insisted in 1926 that acceptation and acceptance were not actually synonymous (he preferred to reserve acceptation for the "accepted meaning" use), but the earliest meaning of acceptation was indeed acceptance. Both words descend from the Anglo-French word accepter ("to accept"), but acceptation took an extra step. Anglo-French added the -ation ending, which was changed to form acceptacioun in Middle English. (English embraced the present-day -ation ending later.) Acceptance simply comes from accepter plus the Anglo-French -ance.
Examples :
"About 40 fine arts students filled out a two-page application to be a part of the project, Rodriguez said.... Some have done commissioned work and sold their art on Etsy. One received an automatic acceptation to a prestigious art school in Chicago on National Portfolio Day last fall." — Laura Gutschke, The Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News, 8 Apr. 2018.
"For its primary definition of 'money,' the same source states, 'In usual and ordinary acceptation it means gold, silver, or paper money used as circulating medium of exchange, and does not embrace notes, bonds, evidences of debt, or other personal or real estate.'" — Tom Egan, The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 1 June 2017.
Word of the Day: Acceptation
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Provided to YouTube by DANCE ALL DAY Musicvertriebs GmbH The Acceptation · Lbert The Method EP 2014 Jssst Records Released on: 2014-09-05 Auto-generated by...
Good day my friend SGT John " Mac " McConnell.
It is with baited breath and hesitation that I am apt to accept acceptation at amphitheaters or apparently altruistic activities :-)
Have a wonderful day my friends I hope that are each blessed with acceptation by friends, family, coworkers, etc.
The Acceptation by LBert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeDrXo1Kb1k
FYI Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless CW5 John M. MSG Andrew White SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Michael Thorin SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins Maj Marty Hogan SSgt Brian Brakke Sgt Arthur Caesar SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
It is with baited breath and hesitation that I am apt to accept acceptation at amphitheaters or apparently altruistic activities :-)
Have a wonderful day my friends I hope that are each blessed with acceptation by friends, family, coworkers, etc.
The Acceptation by LBert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeDrXo1Kb1k
FYI Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless CW5 John M. MSG Andrew White SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Michael Thorin SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins Maj Marty Hogan SSgt Brian Brakke Sgt Arthur Caesar SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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I have seen but not used the word. Strangely enough, it looks correct in the second usage but not the first. I suspect that most editors would feel that way.
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Good morning SGT John " Mac " McConnell. The only day of the week met with
more acceptation than today is Friday (IMHO).
more acceptation than today is Friday (IMHO).
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That is true Maj William W. 'Bill' Price IMHO. Have a great day Bill.
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