01 n. The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation…
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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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The state of being received.
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The act or manner of receiving, especially of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception.“What reception a poem may find.” — Goldsmith.
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Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.“Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common reception countenanced.” — Locke.
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A retaking; a recovery.[Obs.]