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recipiency
[ ri-sip-ee-uhn-see ]
/ rɪˈsɪp i ən si /
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noun
the act of receiving; reception.
the state or quality of being receptive; receptiveness.
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Also re·cip·i·ence [ri-sip-ee-uhns] /rɪˈsɪp i əns/ .
Origin of recipiency
First recorded in 1880–85; recipi(ent) + -ency
OTHER WORDS FROM recipiency
non·re·cip·i·ence, nounnon·re·cip·i·en·cy, nounWords nearby recipiency
recidivism, Recife, recip., recipe, recipience, recipiency, recipient, reciprocal, reciprocal exchange, reciprocal inhibition, reciprocal insurance
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How to use recipiency in a sentence
But humility is not all; Uriah Heep had that and still was a most undesirable person, and so she must read on, all recipiency.
Adventures and Enthusiasms|E. V. LucasAn understanding proportionate to thine, that is, a recipiency at least of thine:Â2.
Literary Remains (1)|Coleridge