adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal
(noun) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; “its adoption by society”; “the proposal found wide acceptance”
acceptation
(noun) acceptance as true or valid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acceptation (countable and uncountable, plural acceptations)
(obsolete) Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
Ready belief.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`cep*ta"tion, n.
1. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable. [Obs.] This is saying worthy of all acceptation. 1 Tim. i. 15. Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God. Hooker.
2. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; as, term is to be used according to its usual acceptation. My words, in common acceptation, Could never give this provocation. Gay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
