conception
- 1) noun, something conceived; notion, idea, design, or plan
- 2) noun, the description under which someone considers something
- 3) noun, the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb
- 4) noun, origin or beginning
- 5) noun, the act or power of forming notions; invention
Etymology
C13: from Latin conceptiō, from concipere to conceive
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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understanding, idea, picture, impression, perception, clue, appreciation, comprehension, inkling, idea, plan, design, image, concept, notion, impregnate, inseminate, fertilization, germinate, origin, beginning, launch, birth, formation, invention, outset, initiation, inception