RECEPTION
\ɹɪsˈɛpʃən], \ɹɪsˈɛpʃən], \ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_p_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of RECEPTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a formal party of people; as after a wedding
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the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
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quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
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(American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"
By Princeton University
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a formal party of people; as after a wedding
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the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"
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the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
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quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The state of being received.
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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.
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Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
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A retaking; a recovery.
By Oddity Software
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The state of being received.
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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.
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Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
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A retaking; a recovery.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of taking that which is offered, etc.; the state of being taken; as, the reception of news; act or manner of welcoming; as, a cool reception; a social occasion for greeting guests; as, a wedding reception; the formal greeting of a person; a taking into membership in an organization; acceptance; as, the reception of new ideas.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act of receiving: admission: state of being received: a receiving or manner of receiving for entertainment: welcome.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of receiving; the state of being received; the getting of anything sent or communicated; admission; readmission; entertainment; a receiving officially.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Reprisal; the act of retaking one's own goods, chattels, &c., from one wrongfully retaining them.
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The act or the power of receiving; admission of anything sent or communicated; treatment at first coming; entertainment; a receiving officially; admission, as of an opinion or doctrine.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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