recept

[ree-sept]

noun

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

Origin of recept

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

Related formsre·cep·tu·al

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

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Historical Examples of recept

The 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

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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