receptions

noun

1. 1

   The act of receiving.

2. 2

   The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

   “The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.”

3. 3

   A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

   “After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.”

4. 4

   A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.

   “The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.”

5. 5

   The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

6. 6

   The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.

7. 7

   The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.