Reception definition
A wedding reception.
A friendly reception.
Good or poor reception.
A friendly reception.
We have poor TV reception in the valley.
The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.
After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
An example of a reception is a welcoming of a new employee into the work place.
An example of a reception is a party after a wedding ceremony.
The reception of a new theory.
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Noun
Origin of reception
- Middle English recepcion from Old French reception from Latin receptiō receptiōn- from receptus past participle of recipere to receive receive
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin receptiō (“the act of receiving; reception"), from recipiō (“receive"), from re- (“back") + capiō (“I hold").
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