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accepted
Adjective
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Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
There is no generally accepted definition of life.
It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.
definition
Noun
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A definition is an explanation of the meaning of a word.
The sentence before this one is a definition.
ESL students often check definitions in their dictionaries.
Can you give me a definition for "imprisonment"?