recept
[ ree-sept ]
/ ˈri sɛpt /
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noun
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
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Origin of recept
OTHER WORDS FROM recept
re·cep·tu·al [ri-sep-choo-uhl], /rɪˈsɛp tʃu əl/, adjectivere·cep·tu·al·ly, adverbWords nearby recept
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Example sentences from the Web for recept
Scpi recept Hispni cum iam bellum in ipsam fricam trnsferre meditrtur, conciliands7 prius rgum et gentium anims exstimvit.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'HomondQu sententi anatomic mult vel perperam recept convelluntur vel partim percept illustrantur.
Experiments on Animals|Stephen PagetThe latter was paid in 1658, as appears from an entry, 'Recept.
Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867|William Dunn Macray
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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