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Reception

Reception Meaning & Definition
Reception Definition And Meaning

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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