"reception" Definition

Definitions for the word "reception" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The state of being received.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A retaking; a recovery.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 receiving or being received. 2 way in which a person or thing is received (cool reception). 3 social occasion for receiving guests, esp. After a wedding. 4 place where guests or clients etc. Report on arrival at a hotel, office, etc. 5 a receiving of broadcast signals. B quality of this. [latin: related to *receive]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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