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UNACCEPTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unaccepted mean?
• UNACCEPTED (adjective)
The adjective UNACCEPTED has 1 sense:
1. not conforming to standard usage
Familiarity information: UNACCEPTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not conforming to standard usage
Synonyms:
unacceptable; unaccepted
Context example:
the following use of 'access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; 'You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'
Similar:
nonstandard (not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
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