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   Re·cip·i·ent

   /rəˈsipēənt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that receives or is awarded something: "the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize"

   adjective

   • 1. receiving or capable of receiving something: "a recipient country"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin recipient- ‘receiving’, from the verb recipere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recipiency noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • R

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   • E

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   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

   • I

     1

   • E

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   • N

     1

   • T

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