n. | 1. | Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable. |
2. | The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; |
Noun | 1. | acceptation - acceptance as true or valid |
2. | acceptation - the accepted meaning of a word Synonyms: word meaning, word sense | |
3. | acceptation - the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" |