recept

[ ree-sept ]
/ ˈri sɛpt /

noun

an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.

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Origin of recept

1885–90; noun use of Latin receptum, neuter past participle of recipere to receive

OTHER WORDS FROM recept

re·cep·tu·al [ri-sep-choo-uhl], /rɪˈsɛp tʃu əl/, adjectivere·cep·tu·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby recept

receiving order, receiving set, recency effect, recension, recent, recept, receptacle, receptible, reception, reception centre, reception desk
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British Dictionary definitions for recept

recept
/ (ˈriːsɛpt) /

noun

psychol an idea or image formed in the mind by repeated experience of a particular pattern of sensory stimulation

Word Origin for recept

C20: from re- + (con) cept
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