"receiving line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: receiving lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=receiving line}} receiving line (plural receiving lines)
  1. A queue of guests waiting to greet or condole the guests of honor at a wedding or other ceremony.
    Sense id: en-receiving_line-en-noun-8M1BQikf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for receiving line meaning in English (0.7kB)

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