recept

[ ree-sept ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

recept

/ ˈriːsɛpt /

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

Origin of recept¹

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

Origin of recept¹

C20: from re- + ( con ) cept

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

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

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

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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