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reception desk
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noun
a desk at which a receptionist works, as in an office.
a counter, as at a hotel, at which guests are registered.
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Also called front desk.
Origin of reception desk
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby reception desk
recept, receptacle, receptible, reception, reception centre, reception desk, receptionism, receptionist, reception room, receptive, receptive aphasia
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