Definition of reception

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Reception (n.) The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception..

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Entertainment :: Entertainment (n.) The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general..
Hive :: Hive (n.) A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees..
Parlor :: Parlor (n.) A room for business or social conversation, for the reception of guests, etc..
Inheritance :: Inheritance (n.) Transmission and reception by animal or plant generation.
Sheath :: Sheath (n.) A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard..
Dock :: Dock (n.) The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock..
Absorption :: Absorption (n.) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc..
Chill :: Chill (a.) Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception..
Recommendation :: Recommendation (n.) That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations..
Tomb :: Tomb (n.) A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead..
Welcomeness :: Welcomeness (n.) The quality or state of being welcome; gratefulness; agreeableness; kind reception.
Welcome :: Welcome (n.) Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome..
File :: File (v. t.) To put upon the files or among the records of a court; to note on (a paper) the fact date of its reception in court.
Take :: Take (v. i.) To please; to gain reception; to succeed.
Troweled :: Troweled () Formed with a trowel; smoothed with a trowel; as, troweled stucco, that is, stucco laid on and ready for the reception of paint..
Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest..
Xenodochium :: Xenodochium (n.) A house for the reception of strangers.
Acceptance :: Acceptance (n.) The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc..
Chase :: Chase (n.) A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile..
Palace :: Palace (n.) The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for ceremony and reception..
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