reception

English

/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of receiving.
  • (uncountable) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
  • A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
  • A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.
  • The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
  • (UK) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
  • (law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
  • (American football)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French reception derived from Latin receptiō (the act of receiving, reception) root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
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Possession

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