So at a formal reception, guests are received or welcomed or taken in A bad tv reception means the signal isn't being received well When a new novel receives good reviews, we say it has met with a good critical reception. A formal party at which important people are welcomed The way in which people react to… The act of receiving or the state of being received
See examples of reception used in a sentence. A manner of being received The book met with a favorable reception A function or occasion when persons are formally received The quality or fidelity attained in receiving radio or television broadcasts under given circumstances. If you get good reception from your radio or television, the sound or picture is clear because the signal is strong
A manner of being received:[countable] the book met with a favorable reception A function, party, or occasion when persons are formally received:[countable] a wedding reception. The place in a hotel or office building where people go when they arrive
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