Conception - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kənˈsepʃn|
Brit.
|kənˈsepʃ(ə)n|
noun
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances (syn: concept, construct)
- the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something (syn: creation)
- the creation of something in the mind (syn: design, excogitation, innovation, invention)
- the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something (syn: creation)
- the creation of something in the mind (syn: design, excogitation, innovation, invention)
Extra examples
He directed the project from conception to production.
They have a clear conception of how the process works.
They have very different conceptions of the proper role of government.
They have no conception of what women really feel and want.
Philosophers have written about the conception of the self.
We must eliminate these customs from our conception.
...the act of coitus is the natural method by which conception occurs...
Word forms
noun
singular: conception
plural: conceptions
singular: conception
plural: conceptions
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