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CORDIAL RECEPTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cordial reception mean?
• CORDIAL RECEPTION (noun)
The noun CORDIAL RECEPTION has 1 sense:
1. kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
Familiarity information: CORDIAL RECEPTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
cordial reception; hospitality
Hypernyms ("cordial reception" is a kind of...):
welcome (a greeting or reception)
Context examples
The little girls hailed Amy and her treasures with delight, which cordial reception somewhat soothed her perturbed spirit, and she fell to work, determined to succeed florally, if she could not artistically.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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