receptio

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From recipiō (“I receive; hold back, reserve”), from re- (“back, again”) + capiō (“I hold”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

receptiō (genitive receptiōnis); f, third declension

  1. The act of receiving, reception.
  2. A secret reception.
  3. The act of holding back, retention, reservation.

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative receptiō receptiōnēs
genitive receptiōnis receptiōnum
dative receptiōnī receptiōnibus
accusative receptiōnem receptiōnēs
ablative receptiōne receptiōnibus
vocative receptiō receptiōnēs

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