conception
noun
the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived.
conceptions
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pluralof conception.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It would be decades before other scholars caught up to her conceptions of the soul in the Viking Age, or the intricacies of funerary ritual as preparation for a future life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
But TV had never seen anything quite like the Krofft shows, with its Day-Glo aesthetic, crazy conceptions and combination of puppets, costume puppets and costumed human characters into a half-hour comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
These aspirations speak to customers’ greatest desires, their dreams for the future, and their conceptions of who they are and who they strive to be.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
Glass, 88, is seen as the greatest living US composer and perhaps the most influential in the post-World War II era, shattering long-held linear conceptions of classical music and enthusiastically incorporating non-Western forms.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
The pride of the game was the depth of its conceptions, Fischer contended, not triumph by mechanical means.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
