noun a retaking; a recovery.
2. reception ·noun the state of being received.
3. reception ·noun acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
4. 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.
5. 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.