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R / rĕceptĭo
noun

rĕceptĭo

gen. rĕceptōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A receiving; reception •
A receiving, reception: quid tibi huc receptio ad te est meum virum? Plaut. As. 5, 2, 70 (cf., for the construction, accessio, aditio, curatio, tactio, etc.).—Esp.,
A secret reception •
A secret reception, Cod. Just. 12, 51, 17; David, Ambros. in Luc. 5, 38.—
A holding back; relaining;; reservation •
A holding back, relaining; esp. jurid. t. t., reservation: quidquid venditor recipere vult, nominatim recipi oportet: nam illa generalis receptio nihil prospicit, etc., Dig. 8, 4, 10.
Perseus ID: n40549 Key: receptio