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receptive

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. receptive (adjective)
  2. receptive aphasia (noun)

re·cep·tive

adj \ri-ˈsep-tiv\

Definition of RECEPTIVE

1
: open and responsive to ideas, impressions, or suggestions
2
a of a sensory end organ : fit to receive and transmit stimuli b : sensory 1
—re·cep·tive·ness noun
—re·cep·tiv·i·ty \ˌrē-ˌsep-ˈtiv-ət-ē, ri-\ noun, plural re·cep·tiv·i·ties

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