cordial+reception

  • 1cordial reception — warm welcome, friendly greeting …

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  • 2cordial reception — noun kindness in welcoming guests or strangers • Syn: ↑hospitality • Ant: ↑inhospitality (for: ↑hospitality) • Derivationally related forms: ↑hospitable ( …

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  • 3cordial — cordial, iale, iaux [ kɔrdjal, jo ] adj. et n. m. • 1314; lat. cordialis, de cor « cœur » 1 ♦ Vieilli ou littér. Qui stimule le fonctionnement du cœur. ⇒ remontant, stimulant, 1. tonique. « des sels dont la puissance cordiale me ranima un peu »… …

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  • 4cordial — cordially, adv. cordialness, n. /kawr jeuhl/ or, esp. Brit., / dee euhl/, adj. 1. courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception. 2. invigorating the heart; stimulating. 3. sincere; heartfelt: a cordial dislike. 4. Archaic. of or… …

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  • 5cordial — cor•dial [[t]ˈkɔr dʒəl[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] di əl[/t]] adj. 1) courteous and gracious; warm: a cordial reception[/ex] 2) invigorating the heart; stimulating 3) sincere; heartfelt: a cordial dislike[/ex] 4) archaic of or pertaining to the heart 5) …

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  • 6reception — n. social gathering 1) to give, hold; host a reception 2) a diplomatic; formal; informal; official; wedding reception 3) a reception for (a reception for graduating students) 4) at a reception (we met at the reception) reaction, response greeting …

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  • 7cordial welcome — warm reception, hearty welcome …

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  • 8gracious — gracious, cordial, affable, genial, sociable are used to describe persons or their words or acts who or which are markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse. Gracious implies kindliness and courtesy especially to inferiors. When it carries… …

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  • 9china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 10China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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