acceptedforms
nounUK /əkˈseptɪd fɔːmz/
US /əkˈseptɪd fɔːrmz/
The usual ways of doing something that most people agree are okay.
The teacher showed us the accepted forms of writing a letter.
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2. The shapes or versions of something that people agree to use.
These are the accepted forms of the word in the dictionary.
3. The official papers or documents that are allowed.
Please bring the accepted forms of identification to the office.
4. The ways of behaving that a group thinks are polite.
Shaking hands is one of the accepted forms of greeting here.