reception vs levee

reception and levee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reception	Yes	No	No	No
levee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, levee is a hyponym of reception; that is, levee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reception:

Other hyponyms of reception include at home, wedding reception.

reception (noun)	levee (noun)
the act of receiving	an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
(American football) the act of catching a pass in football	a pier that provides a landing place on a river
quality or fidelity of a received broadcast	a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
the manner in which something is greeted
a formal party of people; as after a wedding