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reception - 4 dictionary results

re⋅cep⋅tion

[ri-sep-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of receiving or the state of being received.
2. a manner of being received: The book met with a favorable reception.
3. a function or occasion when persons are formally received: a wedding reception.
4. the quality or fidelity attained in receiving radio or television broadcasts under given circumstances.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME recepcion < L receptiōn- (s. of receptiō), equiv. to recept(us) (ptp. of recipere to receive ) + -iōn- -ion


2. response, reaction, treatment.
re·cep·tion   (rĭ-sěp'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act or process of receiving or of being received.
    2. Football The act or an instance of catching a forward pass.
    3. Conversion of transmitted radio waves or electric signals into perceptible forms, such as sound or light, by means of antennas and electronic equipment.
    4. The condition or quality of the waves or signals so received.
  1. A welcome, greeting, or acceptance: a friendly reception.
  2. A social function, especially one intended to provide a welcome or greeting: a wedding reception.
  3. Mental approval or acceptance: the reception of a new theory.
  4. Electronics
    1. Conversion of transmitted radio waves or electric signals into perceptible forms, such as sound or light, by means of antennas and electronic equipment.
    2. The condition or quality of the waves or signals so received.

[Middle English recepcion, from Old French reception, from Latin receptiō, receptiōn-, from receptus, past participle of recipere, to receive; see receive.]

Reception

Re*cep"tion\, n. [F. r['e]ception, L. receptio, fr. recipere, receptum. See Receive.]

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, esp. 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.
Language Translation for : reception
Spanish: recepción, acogida,
German: die Aufnahme,
Japanese: 受け

reception 
1390, in astrology, "effect of two planets on each other;" sense of "act of receiving" is recorded from c.1489, from L. receptionem (nom. receptio) "a receiving," from receptus, pp. of recipere (see receive). Sense of "ceremonial gathering" is 1882, from French. Receptionist "person hired to receive clients in an office" is recorded from 1901.
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