Synonym: entertainment, festivity, party, social. Similar words: exception, perception, conception, deceptive, recession, option, adoption, corruption. Meaning: [rɪ'sepʃn] 
n. 1. the manner in which something is greeted 2. a formal party of people; as after a wedding 3. quality or fidelity of a received broadcast 4. the act of receiving 5. (American football) the act of catching a pass in football.
n. 1. the manner in which something is greeted 2. a formal party of people; as after a wedding 3. quality or fidelity of a received broadcast 4. the act of receiving 5. (American football) the act of catching a pass in football. 
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211 A tall blond man wearing a greatcoat was standing by the glass reception doors, stroking rain and slush from his sleeves.
212 Describe briefly the basic function of the reception office, enumerating the services it provides. 6.
213 The old bloke at reception comes out and says there's a call for Claire Parsons.
214 The broadcasting of a pay channel requires the encryption or scrambling of the signal on emission and the unscrambling on reception.
215 They have a variety of interesting reception options including aperitifs in the famous London Zoo Aquarium.
216 With large groups, however, this method can cause chaos at the reception desk. 2.
217 It had not left much time to arrange for a reception committee.
218 There is a pleasant reception area with easy chairs, which leads into the bar.
219 Gaynor Wynne was filming her with a camcorder during a champagne reception at the Imperial Hotel.
220 As far as avant-garde culture is concerned, there is a built-in time-lag between critical reception and popular acceptance.
221 An added bonus of holding your wedding reception at home is the lower cost.
222 No, it was just a little like reception underneath in the cafeteria.
223 Broadcasting was on short wave only and at such low power that the reception area was limited, scattered and unpredictable.
224 He sits in an oversized armchair in a huge reception room equipped with a state-of-the-art video wall.
225 After the wedding ceremony we went to a reception at the bride's parents' house.
226 Back out toward the lobby, just off the reception area, is a different room.
227 There will be a buffet reception afterwards - a chance to renew acquaintance with old friends.
228 Presentations were made by Carpet and Floorcovering Review, the leading publication of the carpet industry,(sentencedict.com/reception.html) at a special reception.
229 They walked up the wide stone steps and into a small reception area.
More similar words: exception, perception, conception, deceptive, recession, option, adoption, corruption, assumption, consumption, description, prescription, recognition, appreciation, recommendation, in all directions, concept, except for, acceptable, acceptance, recent, antiseptic, receive, receiver, recently, unprecedented, bumptious, notion, motion, action.