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ac⋅cept⋅a⋅ble

  [ak-sep-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable or worthy of being accepted.
2. pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome.
3. meeting only minimum requirements; barely adequate: an acceptable performance.
4. capable of being endured; tolerable; bearable: acceptable levels of radiation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL acceptābilis. See accept, -able

Related forms:
ac⋅cept⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ac⋅cept⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ac⋅cept⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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ac·cept·a·ble   (āk-sěp'tə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Worthy of being accepted.
  2. Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory.
ac·cept'a·bil'i·ty, ac·cept'a·ble·ness n., ac·cept'a·bly adv.
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Acceptable

Ac*cept"a*ble\, a. [F. acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare.] Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : acceptable
Spanish: aceptable,
German: annehmbar,
Japanese: 満足な
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