acceptability
English
editEtymology
editFrom acceptable + -ity.
Pronunciation
edit- (US) IPA(key): /ˌæk.ˌsɛp.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editacceptability (countable and uncountable, plural acceptabilities)
- The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
- 1660, Jeremy Taylor, The Worthy Communicant; or a Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings consequent to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper:
- Acceptability of repentance
- (military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
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editacceptableness
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operation plan review criterion
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- “acceptability”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “acceptability”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “acceptability”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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