RECEPTION

reception, receipt

(noun) the act of receiving

reception

(noun) (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; “the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line”

reception

(noun) quality or fidelity of a received broadcast

reception, response

(noun) the manner in which something is greeted; “she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors”

reception

(noun) a formal party of people; as after a wedding

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

reception (countable and uncountable, plural receptions)

The act of receiving.

(uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.

The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

(UK, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.

(law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.

(American football)

Synonyms

• (desk where guests are received): front desk

Anagrams

• pre-notice, prenotice

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*cep"tion, n. Etym: [F. réception, L. receptio, fr. recipere, receptum. See Receive.]

1. The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence.

2. The state of being received.

3. The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception. What reception a poem may find. Goldsmith.

4. Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine. Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common reception countenanced. Locke.

5. A retaking; a recovery. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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