·noun A retaking; a recovery.
II. Reception ·noun The state of being received.
III. Reception ·noun Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
IV. Reception ·noun 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.
V. Reception ·noun The act or manner of receiving, ·esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception.