n. A regaining; recovery of something lost. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. réception, L. receptio, fr. recipere, receptum. See Receive. ]
What reception a poem may find. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common reception countenanced. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. réception, L. receptio, fr. recipere, receptum. See Receive. ]
What reception a poem may find. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common reception countenanced. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]