| reception | |
| 1. n. The act of receiving. | |
| 2. n. (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. n. A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone. | |
| After the wedding we proceeded to the reception. | |
| 4. n. 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. n. The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received. | |
| 6. n. (education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education. | |
| 7. n. (law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture. | |
