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receptacle noun [ rɪˈsɛptək(ə)l ]

• a hollow object used to contain something.
• "fast-food receptacles"
Similar: container, holder, vessel, repository, box, tin, bin, can, canister, drum, case, chest, casket, crate, tank, basin, pan, pot, dish, bowl, bag, pouch, purse, basket, reservatory,
• an electrical socket.
• an organ or structure which receives a secretion, eggs, sperm, etc.
• an enlarged area at the apex of a stem on which the parts of a flower or the florets of a flower head are inserted.
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin receptaculum, from receptare ‘receive back’, frequentative of recipere (see receive).


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