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recipience

[ri-sip-ee-uhns]

re·cip·i·ence

[ri-sip-ee-uhns]
noun
1.
the act of receiving; reception.
2.
the state or quality of being receptive; receptiveness.
Also, re·cip·i·en·cy.


Origin:
1880–85; recipi(ent) + -ence

non·re·cip·i·ence, noun
non·re·cip·i·en·cy, noun
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recipience (rɪˈsɪpɪəns)
 
n
1.  the act of receiving
2.  the quality of being receptive; receptiveness

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