<b><font size="4">"accepted"</font></b><br/><b>adjective</b> <ol> <li>generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: <a href="../recognized.html">recognized</a>, <a href="../recognised.html">recognised</a>] </li> <li>generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory" [syn: <a href="../undisputed.html">undisputed</a>] </li> <li>generally accepted or used; "accepted methods of harmony and melody"; "three accepted types of pump" </li> <li>judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage" [syn: <a href="../acceptable.html">acceptable</a>] </li> <li>widely or permanently accepted; "an accepted precedent" </li> <li>widely accepted as true or worthy; "the accepted wisdom about old age"; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist [syn: <a href="../received.html">received</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../accepted.html">http://www.word.sc/accepted</a>

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