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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 27 Oct. 2020.

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