the action or process of receiving somebody or something
a formal social gathering during which guests are received
an office or desk where visitors or clients, e.g. to an office, factory, or hotel, are received on arrival
Brit a class for the youngest children in a primary school
a response or reaction
met with a mixed reception
a formal act of admission
the receiving of a radio or television broadcast, or the quality of the signal received
[Middle English recepcion via French from Latin reception-, receptio, from recipere: see receive]