accepted
[ ak-sep-tid ]
/ ækˈsɛp tɪd /
adjective
generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.: an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory.
OTHER WORDS FROM accepted
ac·cept·ed·ly, adverb qua·si-ac·cept·ed, adjective un·ac·cept·ed, adjective well-ac·cept·ed, adjectiveWords nearby accepted
Example sentences from the Web for well-accepted
Thou hast set us in the battle, Thou art watching us in the fight; Thou art training us by well-accepted controversy.
The Optimist's Good Morning |Florence Hobart PerinIt is a well-accepted axiom that under like circumstances the same cause produces the same effect.
He pointed to the well-accepted medicinal virtues which inhered in gems.
Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England |Charles W. BodemerNow it is a well-accepted truism that an exasperated sense of duty, like remorse and grief, fights best in the night-watches.
The Price |Francis Lynde
British Dictionary definitions for well-accepted (1 of 2)
well-accepted
adjective (well accepted when postpositive)
generally considered as true or correct
British Dictionary definitions for well-accepted (2 of 2)
accepted
/ (əkˈsɛptɪd) /
adjective
commonly approved or recognized; customary; established