Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reception \Re*cep"tion\, n. [F. r['e]ception, L. receptio, fr.
   recipere, receptum. See {Receive}.]
   1. 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.

   2. The state of being received.

   3. 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.

            What reception a poem may find.       --Goldsmith.

   4. Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.

            Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines
            of their countries have fallen into as extravagant
            opinions as even common reception countenanced.
                                                  --Locke.

   5. A retaking; a recovery. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

reception
     n 1: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not
          expect the cold reception she received from her
          superiors" [syn: {response}]
     2: a formal party of people; as after a wedding
     3: quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
     4: the act of receiving [syn: {receipt}]
     5: (American football) the act of catching a pass in football;
        "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"