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re⋅cip⋅i⋅ence

  [ri-sip-ee-uhns]
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–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
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re·cip·i·ence   (rĭ-sĭp'ē-əns)   
n.  Capacity to receive; receptivity.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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