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   Con·cep·tion

   /kənˈsepSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of conceiving a child or of a child being conceived: "an unfertilized egg before conception" Similar inception of pregnancyconceivingfertilizationimpregnationinseminationrare:fecundation
   • 2. the forming or devising of a plan or idea: "the time between a product's conception and its launch" Similar inceptiongenesisoriginationcreationformationformulationinventionbeginningorigin
   • ▪ the way in which something is perceived or regarded: "our conception of how language relates to reality" Similar understandingability to understandability to imaginecomprehensionappreciationknowledgegraspapprehensionideainklinginformal:clue about
   • ▪ a general notion; an abstract idea: "the conception of a balance of power" Similar ideaconceptnotionconceptualizationunderstandingabstractiontheoryhypothesispostulationperceptionimageimpressionpicture
   • ▪ a plan or intention: "reconstructing Bach's original conceptions" Similar planschemeprojectproposalpropositiondesignoutlineintentionaimidea
   • ▪ understanding; ability to imagine: "he had no conception of politics" Similar understandingability to understandability to imaginecomprehensionappreciationknowledgegraspapprehensionideainklinginformal:clue about

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin conceptio(n-), from the verb concipere (see conceive).

   Derivatives

   • 1. conceptional adjective

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   noun. something conceived; notion, idea, design, or plan. the description under which someone considers something. her conception of freedom is wrong. the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb. origin or beginning. from its conception the plan was a failure.

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   Conception means any idea or concept, or a sum of ideas and concepts. Your conception for designing the little girl's room with a princess theme was a hit. Her evil stepsisters are jealous. The noun conception can also mean a beginning — of anything in general, or of a pregnancy, specifically.

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   something that is conceived: That machine is the conception of a genius. origination; beginning : The organization has been beset by problems from its conception. a design ; plan .

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   Definition of conception noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   5 days ago · something conceived; notion, idea, design, or plan. 2. the description under which someone considers something. her conception of freedom is wrong. 3. the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb. 4. origin or beginning. from its conception the plan was a failure.

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   1. something conceived; notion, idea, design, or plan. 2. the description under which someone considers something: her conception of freedom is wrong. 3. (Physiology) the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb. 4. origin or beginning: from its conception the plan was a failure.

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   conception meaning: 1. an idea about what something is like or a way of understanding something 2. the moment when a…. Learn more.