Definition of apperception
1 : introspective self-consciousness
2 : mental perception; especially : the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience
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Origin and Etymology of apperception
French aperception, from apercevoir, from Middle French aperceivre, from a- (from Latin ad-) + perceivre to perceive
First Known Use: 1753
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playMedical Definition of apperception
: mental perception; especially : the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience—compare assimilation 3
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