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Conception
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Sex:
The
act
of conceiving.
●
The
state of being
conceived
; the beginning.
●
The
fertilization
of an
ovum
by a
sperm
to form a zygote.
●
In Pregnancy:
The
start
of pregnancy.
●
The
formation
of a
conceptus
or an
implanted
embryo.
●
The power or
faculty
of
apprehending
of
forming
an
idea
in the
mind
; the power of
recalling
a
past
sensation
or
perception
; the ability to form
mental
abstractions.
●
In Thinking:
An
image
,
idea
, or
notion
formed
in the
mind
; a
concept
,
plan
or design.
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Origin
conception
English
conceptioun
Middle English (1100-1500)
conception
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
conceptio
Latin
conceptus
Latin
concipere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Misconception
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Notions
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Ideology
Understanding
Doctrine
Realization
Manifestation
Essence
Worldview
Existence
Fertilisation
Consciousness
Aspect
Conceiving
Representation
Thought
Morality
Thinking
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Ideal
Resurrection
Assumption
Discourse
Viewpoint
Meaning
Personhood
Critique
Development
Embodiment
Argument
Assertion
Emergence
Premise
Nature
Paradigm
Gestation
Standpoint
Procreation
Description
Value System
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