acepção

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin acceptiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɛˈpsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: a‧cep‧ção

Noun

acepção f (plural acepções) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. (semantics) sense (single meaning of a word)
    Synonyms: sentido, significação, significado