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reception

/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/noun3 syllables

Reception means: the manner in which something is greeted.

Synonyms for reception4

noun, as in the manner in which something is greeted

response

noun, as in the act of receiving

receipt

also used for reception

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What does reception mean?5

noun

1

the manner in which something is greeted“she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors”

2

the act of receiving

3

a formal party of people; as after a wedding

4

quality or fidelity of a received broadcast

5

(American football) the act of catching a pass in football“the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with reception?8

four syllables

interceptioncontraceptionmisconception
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Reception in a sentence

  • They invited me to the wedding reception, but not the ceremony.sundown
  • On the left is reception, and to the right is accounting.tsp_2
  • I met with a cool, not to say hostile, reception.unknown
  • He introduced me to his relatives at the reception.CK
  • There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.CK
  • You ought to have come to my wedding reception earlier.unknown
  • There was a big reception after the wedding.CM
  • We got a hostile reception from the villagers.CK

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Forms of reception

as a noun

plural
receptions