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UNACCEPTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not conforming to standard usage
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'
Synonyms:
unacceptable; unaccepted
Classified under:
Similar:
nonstandard (not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
