conception
[ kuhn-sep-shuhn ]
/ kənˈsɛp ʃən /
noun
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Origin of conception
synonym study for conception
3. See idea.
OTHER WORDS FROM conception
con·cep·tion·al, adjectivecon·cep·tive, adjectivepost·con·cep·tion, adjectivere·con·cep·tion, nounWords nearby conception
Concepción, concept, conceptacle, concept art, concept formation, conception, conception rate, conceptor, conceptual, conceptual art, conceptualism
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Example sentences from the Web for conception
British Dictionary definitions for conception
conception
/ (kənˈsɛpʃən) /
noun
something conceived; notion, idea, design, or plan
the description under which someone considers somethingher 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 beginningfrom its conception the plan was a failure
the act or power of forming notions; invention
Derived forms of conception
conceptional or conceptive, adjectiveWord Origin for conception
C13: from Latin conceptiō, from concipere to conceive
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Medical definitions for conception
conception
[ kən-sĕp′shən ]
n.
The act of forming a general idea or notion.
The formation of a viable zygote by the union of a spermatozoon and an ovum; fertilization.
concept
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Scientific definitions for conception
conception
[ kən-sĕp′shən ]
The formation of a zygote resulting from the union of a sperm and egg cell; fertilization.
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Cultural definitions for conception
conception
Fertilization; the union of the sperm and ovum to form a zygote. (See reproductive systems.)
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