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con·cep·tion

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–noun

1.	the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived.

2.	fertilization; inception of pregnancy.

3.	a notion; idea; concept: She has some odd conceptions about life.

4.	something that is conceived: That machine is the conception of a genius.

5.	origination; beginning: The organization has been beset by problems from its conception.

6.	a design; plan.

7.	a sketch of something not actually existing: an artist's conception of ancient Athens.

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

[Origin: 1300–50; ME concepcion < L conceptiōn- (s. of conceptiō), equiv. to L concept- (see concept) + -iōn- -ion

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—Related forms

con·cep·tion·al, adjective

con·cep·tive, adjective

—Synonyms 3. See idea.

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Thesaurus Entries

	Synonym Collection v1.1	Cite This Source
Main Entry:	conception
Part of Speech:	noun
Synonyms:	apprehension, beginning, belief, comprehension, concept, design, genesis, idea, image, imagination, impregnation, impression, inception, invention, notation, notion, origin, plan, purpose, start, fertilization, ideation
Source:	Synonym Collection v1.1 Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus	Cite This Source
Main Entry:	idea
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	That which exists in the mind as the product of careful mental activity.
Synonyms:	concept, image, notion, perception, thought
Source:	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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