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Word: Acceptable
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin acceptabilis, from acceptare (see accept)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əkˈsɛptəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
able to be agreed on; suitable
Short Definition:able to be agreed on
Examples:- the electoral arrangements must be acceptable to the people
Definition:
able to be tolerated or allowed
Short Definition:able to be tolerated or allowed
Examples:- pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable level
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