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 Definitions of CONCEPTION  [ənˈsɛp ʃən]  

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Definition of 'CONCEPTION' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) conception
the act of conceiving or the state of being conceived.

2.  conception
fertilization; the formation of a zygote from the union of sperm and egg.

3.  conception
a product of fertilization, as an embryo.

4.  conception
a notion; idea; concept.

5.  conception
something that is conceived:
That theory is the conception of a genius.

6.  conception
origination; beginning.

7.  conception
a design; plan.

8.  conception
the act or power of forming notions, ideas, or concepts.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME < L conceptiō <concep-,

Definition of 'CONCEPTION' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) concept, conception, construct
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

2. (noun) conception
the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

3. (noun) creation, conception
the event that occurred at the beginning of something
"from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"

4. (noun) invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design
the creation of something in the mind


Definition of 'CONCEPTION' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) CONCEPTION
the act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life

2. (noun) CONCEPTION
the state of being conceived; beginning

3. (noun) CONCEPTION
the power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception

4. (noun) CONCEPTION
the formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension

5. (noun) CONCEPTION
the image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept

6. (noun) CONCEPTION
idea; purpose; design

7. (noun) CONCEPTION
conceit; affected sentiment or thought


Translation of 'CONCEPTION' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the act of conceiving.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: begryp, voorstel Arabic flag Arabic: حَمْل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: схващане
Brazilian flag Brazilian: concepção Czech flag Czech: pojetí; početí German flag German: die Empfängnis
Danish flag Danish: undfangelse Greek flag Greek: σύλληψη Spanish flag Spanish: concepción
Estonian flag Estonian: käsitus Farsi flag Farsi: لقاح Finnish flag Finnish: ajatus
French flag French: conception Hebrew flag Hebrew: הֲגִייָת רַעַיוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: धारणा
Croatian flag Croatian: začeće Hungarian flag Hungarian: fogamzás Indonesian flag Indonesian: konsepsi
Icelandic flag Icelandic: tilurð; upphugsun, hugmyn Italian flag Italian: concezione; concepimento Japanese flag Japanese: 着想
Korean flag Korean: 착상 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: suvokimas Latvian flag Latvian: aptveršana
Malay flag Malay: mengkonsepsikan Dutch flag Dutch: conceptie Norwegian flag Norwegian: unnfangelse
Polish flag Polish: poczęcie Persian flag Persian: لقاح Pashto flag Pashto: بلاربوالى، احساسونه: پيل،
Portuguese flag Portuguese: concepção Romanian flag Romanian: concepere Russian flag Russian: замысел
Slovak flag Slovak: poňatie Slovenian flag Slovenian: spočetje Serbian flag Serbian: pojam
Swedish flag Swedish: uppfattning[sförmåga] Thai flag Thai: การเข้าใจ Turkish flag Turkish: fikir oluşturma
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 構思 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розуміння Urdu flag Urdu: حمل ٹھہرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: quan niệm Chinese flag Chinese: 构想

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