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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Conception, MO
    Zip code(s): 64433

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Conception \Con*cep"tion\, n. [F. conception, L. conceptio, fr.
     concipere to conceive. See Conceive.]
     1. The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an
        embryonic animal life.
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              I will greaty multiply thy sorrow and thy
              conception.                           --Gen. iii.
                                                    16.
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     2. The state of being conceived; beginning.
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              Joy had the like conception in our eyes. --Shak.
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     3. The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in
        the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or
        perception.
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              Under the article of conception, I shall confine
              myself to that faculty whose province it is to
              enable us to form a notion of our past sensations,
              or of the objects of sense that we have formerly
              perceived.                            --Stewart.
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     4. The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion,
        apprehension.
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              Conception consists in a conscious act of the
              understanding, bringing any given object or
              impression into the same class with any number of
              other objects or impression, by means of some
              character or characters common to them all.
                                                    --Coleridge.
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     5. The image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is
        formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the
        product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept.
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              He [Herodotus] says that the sun draws or attracts
              the water; a metaphorical term obviously intended to
              denote some more general and abstract conception
              than that of the visible operation which the word
              primarily signifies.                  --Whewell.
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     6. Idea; purpose; design.
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              Note this dangerous conception.       --Shak.
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     7. Conceit; affected sentiment or thought. [Obs.]
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              He . . . is full of conceptions, points of epigram,
              and witticism.                        --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Idea; notion; perception; apprehemsion; comprehension.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Conception \Con*cep"tion\, n. [F. conception, L. conceptio, fr.
     concipere to conceive. See Conceive.]
     1. The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an
        embryonic animal life.
  
              I will greaty multiply thy sorrow and thy
              conception.                           --Gen. iii.
                                                    16.
  
     2. The state of being conceived; beginning.
  
              Joy had the like conception in our eyes. --Shak.
  
     3. The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in
        the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or
        perception.
  
              Under the article of conception, I shall confine
              myself to that faculty whose province it is to
              enable us to form a notion of our past sensations,
              or of the objects of sense that we have formerly
              perceived.                            --Stewart.
  
     4. The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion,
        apprehension.
  
              Conception consists in a conscious act of the
              understanding, bringing any given object or
              impression into the same class with any number of
              other objects or impression, by means of some
              character or characters common to them all.
                                                    --Coleridge.
  
     5. The image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is
        formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the
        product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept.
  
              He [Herodotus] says that the sun draws or attracts
              the water; a metaphorical term obviously intended to
              denote some more general and abstract conception
              than that of the visible operation which the word
              primarily signifies.                  --Whewell.
  
     6. Idea; purpose; design.
  
              Note this dangerous conception.       --Shak.
  
     7. Conceit; affected sentiment or thought. [Obs.]
  
              He . . . is full of conceptions, points of epigram,
              and witticism.                        --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Idea; notion; perception; apprehemsion; comprehension.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  conception
       n 1: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from
            specific instances [syn: concept, construct] [ant: misconception]
       2: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a
          spermatozoon
       3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from
          its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: creation]
       4: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation,
           excogitation, design]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conception
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η ικανότητα σχηματισμού νοητικών αφαιρέσεων, η αντίληψη
     2 η επινόηση, η σύλληψη
     3 η κύηση (εμβρύου)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conception
     n.
     1 The act of conceive.
     2 The state of being conceived; the beginning.
     3 The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
     4 The start of pregnancy.
     5 The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
     6 The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the
  mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability
  to form mental abstractions.
     7 An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or
  design.
     Old French n.
     (l en conception) (gloss: of a child)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  conception
     n.
     1 The act of conceive.
     2 The state of being conceived; the beginning.
     3 The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
     4 The start of pregnancy.
     5 The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
     6 The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the
  mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability
  to form mental abstractions.
     7 An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or
  design.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  conception
     n.
     1 The act of conceive.
     2 The state of being conceived; the beginning.
     3 The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
     4 The start of pregnancy.
     5 The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
     6 The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the
  mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability
  to form mental abstractions.
     7 An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or
  design.
     Old French n.
     (l en conception) (gloss: of a child)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  conception
     n.
     1 The act of conceive.
     2 The state of being conceived; the beginning.
     3 The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
     4 The start of pregnancy.
     5 The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
     6 The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the
  mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability
  to form mental abstractions.
     7 An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or
  design.
     Old French n.
     (l en conception) (gloss: of a child)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conception
     Ranska n.
     1 (yhteys biologia k=fr) hedelmöitys, sikiäminen
     2 käsitys
     3 suunnittelu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conception
     Engelska n.
     1 föreställning, uppfattning
     2 (tagg medicin språk=en) befruktning

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  conception /kənsˈɛpʃən/
  begrip

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Conception /kənsˈɛpʃən/
  المفهوم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  conception //kənˈsɛpʃən// 
  1. конце́пция, поня́тие, предста́ва
  an image, idea, or notion formed in the mind
  2. заче́ване
  initiation of an embryonic animal life
  3. разбиране
  the power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind