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receival

American

[ri-seev-uhl] / rɪˈsiv əl /

noun

Commerce. the act of receiving or something received.
Commerce. something that has been received.

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noun

receivals

plural

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Their propagation is much less rapid when the point of origin is nearly opposite the point of receival.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous

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