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| recipient (rɪˈsɪpɪənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who or thing that receives |
| —adj | |
| 2. | a less common word for receptive |
| [C16: via French from Latin recipiēns, from recipere to | |
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recipient
1558, from M.Fr. récipient (16c.), from L. recipientem (nom. recipiens), prp. of recipere (see receive).
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Medical Dictionary
recipient re·cip·i·ent (rĭ-sĭp'ē-ənt)
adj.
Functioning as a receiver; receptive. n.
One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor.
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recipient definition
communicationsOne who receives; receiver. E.g. "No recipient of the e-mail message will know about the other addressees who were listed in the BCC header."
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