About The Word Reception
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Reception
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What's The Definition Of Reception?
[n] the act of receiving
[n] the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line" [n] the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [n] quality or fidelity of a received broadcast [n] a formal party of people; as after a wedding Synonyms | Synonyms for Reception: receipt | response Related Terms | Find terms related to Reception: See Also | acquiring | at home | broadcasting | catch | demodulation | detection | football | football game | getting | grab | greeting | party | reception line | salutation | signal detection | snap | snatch | tea | wedding reception Reception In Webster's Dictionary \Re*cep"tion\, n. [F. r['e]ception, 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.
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