- (n.) Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
- (n.) The act or manner of receiving, especially of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception.
- (n.) The state of being received.
- (n.) The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence.
- (n.) A retaking; a recovery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). reception. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/reception/definitions/2053133 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "reception" http://smartdefine.org/reception/definitions/2053133 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, reception, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/reception/definitions/2053133>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "reception" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/reception/definitions/2053133> |