accepted meaning

collocation in English

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accepted
adjective
uk
/əkˈsep.tɪd/us
/əkˈsep.t̬ɪd/
generally agreed to be satisfactory ...
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meaning
noun
uk
/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/us
/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/
The meaning of something is what it expresses ...
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(Definition ofacceptedandmeaningfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaccepted meaning

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Nicholson's starting point is the commonlyacceptedmeaningof the word 'fusion' - the commercial imperative that led jazz to get into bed with rock at the end of the 1960s.
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I do not think that at all, taking "responsibility" in its normallyacceptedmeaning.
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They were not cowards in theacceptedmeaningof the word.
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There are many thousands of nurses who are called assistant nurses at the present time, but the phrase "assistant nurse" has noacceptedmeaningwhatever.
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I believe the generallyacceptedmeaningof "historic" is that which has applied in the past.
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But the terms "assistant clerk"and"assistant justices' clerk" are not known to the law, nor have they any generallyacceptedmeaning.
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Theacceptedmeaningof "autonomy" is total internal self-government.
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What is the normallyacceptedmeaningof such words in this situation relates to whether there are reasonable grounds for suspicion.
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It is right to say it is a term which at present as a matter of law does not have a commonlyacceptedmeaning.
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Would it not be a good idea if there was some generallyacceptedmeaningof the word "pacifist" agreed upon by all sections?
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It is not delegated legislation in the commonlyacceptedmeaningof that term.
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The term "government department" has a generallyacceptedmeaningwhich includes bodies other than the classic ministerial central government departments including government agencies and non-ministerial government departments.
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That clause must be interpreted according to theacceptedmeaningof the words chattels real.
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The mostacceptedmeaningis that this means the apparent rubbing of the sun with the horizon at sunset.
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It is this approach that reflects the generallyacceptedmeaningof the term today.
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The meaning of the name is not certain, but the mostacceptedmeaningis place of fog.
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This commonlyacceptedmeaningfalls within the broader concept of substandard medicines.
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Theacceptedmeaningof the name fits this region as well as any on the sea coast, as the lakes of this valley formerly covered one-tenth of its area.
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