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Conception

noun
/kənˈsɛpʃən/
Word Frequency: 22.9

Definitions

1.nounThe act of conceiving.
2.nounThe state of being conceived; the beginning.
3.nounThe fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
4.nounThe start of pregnancy.
5.nounThe formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
6.nounThe power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
7.nounAn image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

Synonyms

constructcreationconceptinnovationinventionexcogitationdesignpregnancychildbearingchild-bearingimpregnationgestation

Antonyms

misconception

Rhymes With

perceptiondeceptioninceptionmisconceptionreceptionmisperceptionexceptiontake exception
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