reception
/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/ noun
Forms receptions
- noun The act of receiving.
- noun (uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals. “We have poor TV reception in the valley.”
- noun A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone. “After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.”
- noun A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc. “The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.”
- noun The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received. “The reception of the hotel is on the second floor; exit the lift and turn right.”
- noun (UK, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
- noun (law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
- noun (American football) The act of catching a pass.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English recepcion, reception, from Middle French reception, from Latin receptiōn- (“the act of receiving; reception”), from recipiō (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to hold”). Equivalent to receive + -tion.
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
- noun The state of being received.
Etymology [F. réception, L. receptio, fr. recipere, receptum. See Receive.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “reception”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details