preconception

noun

Definition of preconceptionnext
as in theory
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something tried to go into the training sessions without any preconceptions

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“Preconception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconception. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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