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

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 set, recency effect, recension, recent, recently, recept, receptacle, receptible, reception, reception centre, reception desk

How to use recept in a sentence

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'Homond
Qu sententi anatomic mult vel perperam recept convelluntur vel partim percept illustrantur.
Experiments on Animals|Stephen Paget
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

/ (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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