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reception
- 1) noun, the act of receiving or state of being received
- 2) noun, the manner in which something, such as a guest or a new idea, is received
- 3) noun, a formal party for guests, such as one after a wedding
- 4) noun, an area in an office, hotel, etc, where visitors or guests are received and appointments or reservations dealt with
- 5) noun, short for reception room
- 6) noun, the quality or fidelity of a received radio or television broadcast
- 7) noun, a) the first class in an infant school b) a class in a school designed to receive new immigrants, esp those whose knowledge of English is poor c) (as modifier)
Etymology
C14: from Latin receptiō a receiving, from recipere to receive
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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social, party, gathering, get-together, do (informal), function, entertainment, celebrate, bash (informal), festivity, knees-up (Brit. informal), shindig (informal), levee, response, reaction, acknowledgment, recognition, treatment, welcome, greeting, receive, admission, acceptance, receipt, recipience