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Meaning of 'conception' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Conception [ n.]
- The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.
- The state of being conceived; beginning.
- The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception.
- The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension.
- The image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept.
- Idea; purpose; design.
- Conceit; affected sentiment or thought.

Meaning of 'conception' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . conception [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something
Example in sentence:
  • from its creation the plan was doomed to failure

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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