conception

1. n. The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being conceived; beginning. Source: opted

3. n. The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception. Source: opted

4. n. The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension. Source: opted

5. n. The image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept. Source: opted

6. n. Idea; purpose; design. Source: opted

7. n. Conceit; affected sentiment or thought. Source: opted

8. n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances Source: wordnet

9. n. the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon Source: wordnet

10. n. the event that occurred at the beginning of something Source: wordnet

11. n. the creation of something in the mind Source: wordnet

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