Conception Definition

kən-sĕpshən
conceptions
noun
conceptions
A conceiving or being conceived; specif., the conceiving of an embryo.
Webster's New World
Formation of a viable zygote by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; fertilization.
American Heritage Medicine
That which is conceived; specif., an embryo or fetus.
Webster's New World
The beginning of some process, chain of events, etc.
Webster's New World
Something conceived in the mind or believed by a group of people; a concept, thought, or belief.
The medieval conception of justice.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Conception

Noun

Singular:
conception
Plural:
conceptions

Origin of Conception

  • From Middle English conceptioun, from Old French conception, from Latin conceptio (“a comprehending, a collection, composition, an expression, also a becoming pregnant”), from concipere, past participle conceptus (“conceive”); see conceive.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English concepcioun from Old French conception from Latin conceptiō conceptiōn- from conceptus concept

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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