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RECEPTIVE

\ɹɪsˈɛptɪv], \ɹɪsˈɛptɪv], \ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_p_t_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of RECEPTIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
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

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ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals"
open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals"
open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Having the quality of taking in, especially mental impressions; as, a receptive mind.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Having the quality of receiving or containing: (phil.) capable of receiving impressions.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Capable of receiving.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Ready to receive.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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