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Webster 1913 Edition
Reception
Re-cep′tion
(rē̍-sĕp′shŭn)
, Noun.
1.
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.2.
The state of being received.
3.
The act or manner of receiving, especially of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests;
as, a hearty
reception
; an elaborate reception
.What
reception
a poem may find. Goldsmith.
4.
Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common
reception
countenanced. Locke.
5.
A retaking; a recovery.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Reception
RECEP'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of receiving; in a general sense; as the reception of food into the stomach, or of air into the lungs.2.
The state of being received.3.
Admission of any thing sent or communicated; as the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas.4.
Readmission.All hope is lost of my reception into grace.
5.
Admission of entrance for holding or containing; as a sheath fitted for the reception of a sword; a channel for the reception of water.6.
A receiving or manner of receiving for entertainment; entertainment. The guests were well pleased with their reception. Nothing displeases more than a cold reception.7.
A receiving officially; as the reception of an envoy by a foreign court.8.
Opinion generally admitted.Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries, have fallen into as extravagant opinions, as even common reception countenanced. [Not in use.]
9.
Recovery. [Not in use.]Definition 2024
réception
réception
See also: reception
French
Noun
réception f (plural réceptions)
- reception (action of receiving)
- reception (welcoming)
- reception (place at the entrance of a business)
Derived terms
- réceptionner
- réceptionniste
- Greek: ρεσεψιόν n (resepsión, “reception”)