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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, /ˌʌn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ ''(UK)''; /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, /ˌʌn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|unacceptabylle]], made up of [[m|en|un-]] and [[acceptable]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Not welcome, displeasing: 1483 in the OED, the late 15th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The catchphrase ''the unacceptable face of capitalism'' is recorded in the OED.^(OED 1989) Intolerable, as ''hitting children is unacceptable'', is a modern use.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1483 – unacceptable.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1648 – unacceptableness.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Not satisfactory; [[inadequate]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Not to be tolerated; [[intolerable]].^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[unacceptability]]

+ * [[unacceptably]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[acceptable]]

+ * [[accept]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}