Main Entry:: con·cep·tion
Pronunciation:: \kən-ˈsep-shən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English concepcioun, from Anglo-French concepcion, from Latin conception-, conceptio, from concipere
Date:: 14th century

1 a (1): the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both (2): embryo , fetus b: beginning <joy had the like conception in our eyes — Shakespeare>2 a: the capacity, function, or process of forming or understanding ideas or abstractions or their symbols b: a general idea : concept c: a complex product of abstract or reflective thinking d: the sum of a person's ideas and beliefs concerning something3: the originating of something in the mind

synonyms see idea

— con·cep·tion·al

\-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— con·cep·tive

\-ˈsep-tiv\ adjective

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