Definition of reception

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Reception (n.) 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..

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Affiliation :: Affiliation (n.) Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.
Challenge :: Challenge (n.) To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualified as a voter..
Entreaty :: Entreaty (n.) Treatment; reception; entertainment.
Slot :: Slot (n.) A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it..
Intro- :: Intro- () A prefix signifying within, into, in, inward; as, introduce, introreception, introthoracic..
Blockade :: Blockade (v. t.) The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy..
Prigidity :: Prigidity (n.) Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc..
Lazaretto :: Lazaretto (n.) A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases..
Passage :: Passage (v. i.) Reception; currency.
Dock :: Dock (n.) An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide..
Bel-accoyle :: Bel-accoyle (n.) A kind or favorable reception or salutation.
Hospitality :: Hospitality (n.) The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality..
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) The act of receiving; reception.
Saloon :: Saloon (n.) A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; as, the saloon of a steamboat..
Interstice :: Interstice (n.) An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders..
Reception :: Reception (n.) The state of being received.
Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.
Admittance :: Admittance (n.) Permission to enter; the power or right of entrance; also, actual entrance; reception..
Share :: Share (n.) The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed..
Absorption :: Absorption (n.) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc..
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