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conception

con·cep·tion

conception

 
pronunciation:
kn sep shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the forming of concepts or ideas, or the power to do so.
His conception of what the new building should look like is different from mine.
synonyms:
imagination
similar words:
creativity, production, visualization
definition 2: the fertilizing of an egg by a sperm; beginning of pregnancy.
A baby elephant will be born twenty-two months after conception.
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