conception

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kənˈsepʃən/ UK /kənˈsɛpʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #14326

Meanings

1

noun
an idea or way of understanding something

Her conception of happiness was very different from mine.
2

noun
the moment when a woman or animal becomes pregnant

The egg is fertilised at the moment of conception.
3

noun
the act of forming a plan or design in the mind

The project was hers from conception to completion.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an idea or way of... concept idea notion

3 noun · the act of forming a plan... creation innovation

Opposites

misconception

Word family

Forms conceptions

Derived forms anticonceptionconceptionalconceptionismconceptionistnon-conceptionnonconceptionpericonceptionpost-conceptionpostconceptionpreconceptionprevenceptionreconception

Related forms conceive conceptcontraception

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin conceptiōbor. Old French conceptionbor. Middle English concepcioun English conception From Middle English concepcioun, borrowed from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiō (“a comprehending, a collection, composition, an express…

concepcioun Middle English conception Old French conceptiō Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas

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# conception

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsepʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈsɛpʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 14326

## Meanings
1. an idea or way of understanding something
2. the moment when a woman or animal becomes pregnant
3. the act of forming a plan or design in the mind

## Examples
- Her conception of happiness was very different from mine.
- The egg is fertilised at the moment of conception.
- The project was hers from conception to completion.

## Antonyms
- misconception

## Derived Forms
- anticonception
- conceptional
- conceptionism
- conceptionist
- non-conception
- nonconception
- periconception
- post-conception
- postconception
- preconception
- prevenception
- reconception

## Related Forms
- conceive
- concept
- contraception

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concepcioun
- Root: conception
- Root: conceptiō

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin conceptiōbor. Old French conceptionbor. Middle English concepcioun English conception From Middle English concepcioun, borrowed from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiō (“a comprehending, a collection, composition, an express…

## AI Etymology
conception is a noun. Historical forms in the chain include concepcioun (Middle English), conception (Old French), and conceptiō (Latin). Current senses include an idea or way of understanding something, the moment when a woman or animal becomes pregnant, and the act of forming a plan or design in the mind. Derived forms include anticonception, conceptional, conceptionism, conceptionist, and non-conception. Related words include conceive, concept, and contraception.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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