SINCE 1828
apperception
noun
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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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apperception
noun
ap·per·cep·tion
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Medical Definition of apperception
: mental perception
especially
: the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience — compare assimilation sense 3
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