reception

reception

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French reception, from Latin receptiō (the act of receiving; reception), from recipiō (receive), from re- (back) + capiō (I hold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/

Noun

reception (countable and uncountable, plural receptions)

  1. The act of receiving.
  2. (uncountable, electronics) 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.
  3. A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
    After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
  4. A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.
    The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
  5. The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
  6. (UK, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
  7. (law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
  8. (American football) The act of catching a pass.
  9. (linguistics) Reading viewed as the active process of receiving a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps, such as ideation, comprehension, reconstruction, interpretation.

Synonyms

  • (desk where guests are received): front desk

Derived terms

Related terms

  • receptacle
  • receptive
  • receptible
  • receptor
  • receive

Translations

Anagrams

  • pre-notice, prenotice

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English reception. Doublet of ricezione.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈsɛp.ʃon/, (proscribed) /reˈt͡ʃɛp.ʃon/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpʃon

Noun

reception f (invariable)

  1. reception, front desk

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French réception, English reception, from Latin receptio.

Noun

reception c

  1. a reception, a front desk
  2. a reception, a social welcoming event

Declension

Synonyms

  • intagning (i en orden)
  • mottagning
  • vakt

References

  • reception in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • reception in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • reception in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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