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  • 31likable — or likeable adjective Date: 1730 having qualities that bring about a favorable regard ; pleasant, agreeable • likability noun • likableness noun …

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  • 32liking — noun Date: 14th century favorable regard ; fondness, taste < had a greater liking for law E. M. Coulter > < took a liking to the newcomer > …

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  • 33acceptation — /ak sep tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the usual or accepted meaning of a word, phrase, etc. 2. favorable regard; approval. 3. belief; acceptance as true or valid. [1400 50; late ME < MF. See ACCEPT, ATION] * * * …

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  • 34acceptance — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of accepting] Syn. reception, taking, receiving; see receipt 1 . 2. [An expression of acceptance] Syn. recognition, assent, approval; see agreement 3 , permission . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. acknowledgement,&#8230; …

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  • 35prestige — pres·tige || pre stɪːʒ n. reputation for being high quality, good standing within public opinion; good reputation, favorable regard …

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  • 36acceptation — n. 1. Meaning, signification, significance, sense, import, interpretation, construction, mode of explanation, understanding. 2. Approval, adoption, cordial reception, favorable regard …

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  • 37acceptation — n 1. approval, favorable regard, cordial reception, adoption, admission, assent; acclamation, acclaim, favor, support, accord, acceptance. 2. belief, conviction, view, opinion; expectation, assumption, conception, idea, notion, presupposition;&#8230; …

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  • 38acceptation — ac•cep•ta•tion [[t]ˌæk sɛpˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) ling. the usual or accepted meaning of a word, phrase, etc 2) favorable regard; approval 3) belief; acceptance as valid or true • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME &LT; MF …

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  • 39value — val•ue [[t]ˈvæl yu[/t]] n. v. ued, u•ing 1) relative worth or importance 2) monetary or material worth, as in commerce 3) the worth of something in terms of some medium of exchange 4) equivalent worth in money, material, or services 5) estimated&#8230; …

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  • 40survey of dogs — Regard Re*gard , n. [F. regard See {Regard}, v. t.] 1. A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze. [1913 Webster] But her, with stern regard, he thus repelled. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest;&#8230; …

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