Usually means: Line greeting guests at events.
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  1. receiving line: Merriam-Webster
  2. receiving line: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. receiving line: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. receiving line: Collins English Dictionary
  5. receiving line: Wiktionary
  6. receiving line: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. receiving line: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. receiving line: Dictionary.com
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▸ noun:  A queue of guests waiting to greet or condole the guests of honor at a wedding or other ceremony.

Similar:
reception, reception room, liftline, lunchline, waiting room, line, receiving house, salon, foyer, levee, more...

Opposite:
sending line, dismissal line, exit line

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Similar:
reception, reception room, liftline, lunchline, waiting room, line, receiving house, salon, foyer, levee, more...

Opposite:
sending line, dismissal line, exit line



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