"accipient" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əkˈsɪpiənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accipient.wav Forms: accipients [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin accipiēns (“receiving”, stem: accipient-), the present active participle of accipiō (“I receive”), whence accept. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|accipiēns||receiving|pos=stem: <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">accipient-</i>}} Learned borrowing from Latin accipiēns (“receiving”, stem: accipient-) Head templates: {{en-noun}} accipient (plural accipients)
  1. (Late Modern, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives). Tags: Late, Modern, obsolete

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