recept

[ ree-sept ]

noun

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

recept

/ ˈriːsɛpt /

noun

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

Other Words From

• re·cep·tu·al [ri-, sep, -choo-, uh, l], adjective
• re·ceptu·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of recept¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of recept¹

C20: from re- + ( con ) cept

Example Sentences

Scpi recept Hispni cum iam bellum in ipsam fricam trnsferre meditrtur, conciliands7 prius rgum et gentium anims exstimvit.

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Qu sententi anatomic mult vel perperam recept convelluntur vel partim percept illustrantur.

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The latter was paid in 1658, as appears from an entry, 'Recept.

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