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Reception
/rɪˈsepʃən/
A gathering or event where guests are welcomed, or the act of receiving something.
Synonyms:
gathering
function
welcome
acceptance
party
Antonyms:
dismissal
rejection
Examples:
I'm waiting at the hotel
reception
.
The phone
reception
here is not very good.
Etymology:
From Middle French
reception,
and directly from Latin
receptionem
(nominative
receptio
), from
recipere,
meaning to receive, regain, recover.
Usage Statistics:
15 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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