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con·cep·tion
conception
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
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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
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definition 2: |
the fertilizing of an egg by a sperm; beginning of pregnancy.
A baby elephant will be born twenty-two months after conception. |
related words: |
imagination, plan, thought, understanding, view |
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