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Definition of: receptive
(ri·sep′tiv) adjective
Able or inclined to receive, as truths or impressions; able to take in or hold. [<OF receptif <Med. L receptivus <L recipere RECEIVE]
—re·cep′tive·ly adverb
—re·cep·tiv·i·ty (rē′sep·tiv′ə·tē), re·cep′tive·ness noun
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