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recipiency

American  
[ri-sip-ee-uhn-see] / rɪˈsɪp i ən si /
Also recipience

noun

  1. the act of receiving; reception.

  2. the state or quality of being receptive; receptiveness.

Other Word Forms

  • nonrecipience noun
  • nonrecipiency noun

Etymology

Origin of recipiency

First recorded in 1880–85; recipi(ent) + -ency

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