reception

reception
re|cep|tion
W3 [rıˈsepʃən] n
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1¦(welcome/reaction)¦
2¦(hotel/office)¦
3¦(party)¦
4¦(signals)¦
5¦(football)¦
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[Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: Latin receptio, from recipere; RECEIVE]
1.) ¦(WELCOME/REACTION)¦ [C usually singular]
a particular type of welcome for someone, or a particular type of reaction to their ideas, work etc
→↑receive
▪ She was unsure of her reception after everything that had happened.
a warm/good/enthusiastic reception
▪ The delegates gave him a warm reception .
a hostile/cool/frosty reception
▪ His ideas met with a hostile reception.
receive/have/get/meet with a ... reception
▪ He got a great reception from the crowd.
▪ The plans received a mixed reception from unions (=some people liked it, others did not) .
2.) ¦(HOTEL/OFFICE)¦[U]
a) the desk or office where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first
▪ Please leave your key at the reception desk .
▪ I asked the man at reception.
b) BrE the area around or in front of this desk or office
= ↑lobby
▪ I'll wait for you in reception.
▪ the reception area
3.) ¦(PARTY)¦
a large formal party to celebrate an event or to welcome someone
▪ It's an ideal location for a wedding reception .
▪ The occasion was marked by a civic reception .
4.) ¦(SIGNALS)¦[U]
the act of receiving radio, television, or other signals, or the quality of signals you receive
▪ listeners complaining about poor reception
5.) ¦(FOOTBALL)¦
the act of catching the ball in American football

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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