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The act of receiving.
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The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
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The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.
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A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
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After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
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A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.
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The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
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The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
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The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
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The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.