What is another word for receptions?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪsˈɛpʃənz] (IPA)

Receptions are events where people gather to celebrate an occasion, such as a wedding, anniversary, or graduation. There are various synonyms for this word, including 'party', 'gathering', 'celebration', 'get-together', 'meeting', 'convention', 'assembly', and 'function'. Each of these can be used depending on the context and the type of reception being held. For example, a wedding reception could be described as a 'celebration', while a business conference could be called a 'convention'. Regardless of the word used, a reception is a time for people to come together, socialize, and enjoy each other's company, making memories that will last a lifetime.

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Usage examples for Receptions

They told me that dinners and receptions awaited me at Copenhagen.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
I want to show you, in telling of these events, just how helpless I was; what a victim of circumstance; how unfitted to bear the physical and mental demands of a ceaseless procession of public functions, lectures, dinners, receptions, days and nights of traveling, and how unable to cope with the many charges.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Here, in the pleasant dwelling-rooms decorated by Owen Jones, might be met, at her Sunday afternoon receptions, some of the most eminent men in literature, art, and science.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind

Famous quotes with Receptions

  • This is rather different from the receptions I used to get fifty years ago. They threw things at me then but they were not roses.
    Susan B. Anthony
  • I wish that every player could feel what I've felt in visiting ballparks. The receptions I've received, it's blown me away. It's absolutely remarkable.
    Mark McGwire

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