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acceptancy

n. uncountable
C2 Proficiency ac·cep·tan·cy Archaic

n. the act of receiving or agreeing to something. It is an old word that people rarely use today.

n. the act of receiving, taking, or agreeing to something.


SIMPLE

The king's acceptancy of the gift was a great honor.

CONTEXTUAL

The treaty was finally given its formal acceptancy by the council after weeks of debate.

COMPLEX

The poet's work found little acceptancy among the critics of his time, though it has since been recognized as a foundational text of the movement.

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