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Receival (noun)
An amount (of goods, etc.) received.
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Receival (noun)
A grain receival centre, a place where harvested wheat, oats, barley, etc are received for storage and later bulk shipping.
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Reception (noun)
The act of receiving.
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Reception (noun)
The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
“We have poor TV reception in the valley.”
“The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.”
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Reception (noun)
A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
“After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.”
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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.”
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Reception (noun)
The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
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Reception (noun)
The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
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Reception (noun)
The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
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Reception (noun)
the action or process of receiving something sent, given, or inflicted
“sensation is not the passive reception of stimuli”
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Reception (noun)
the way in which a person or group of people reacts to someone or something
“the election budget got a stony reception in the City”
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Reception (noun)
a formal social occasion held to welcome someone or to celebrate an event
“a wedding reception”
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Reception (noun)
the formal or ceremonious welcoming of a guest
“his reception by the Prime Minister”
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Reception (noun)
the action of admitting someone to a place, group, or institution or the process of being admitted
“their reception into the Church”
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Reception (noun)
the process of receiving broadcast signals
“a microchip that will allow parents to block reception of violent programmes”
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Reception (noun)
the quality of broadcast signals received
“I had to put up with poor radio reception”
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Reception (noun)
the area in a hotel or organization where guests and visitors are greeted and dealt with
“wait for me downstairs in reception”
“the reception desk”
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Reception (noun)
the first class in an infant or primary school
“my son is in reception”
“the reception class”
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Reception (noun)
an act of catching a pass
“his 49 receptions included six touchdowns”