US /ˈpɜrsɛpt/ UK /ˈpɜːsɛpt/
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  1. 1
    noun

    an object or impression perceived by the senses or mind

    Philosophers distinguish the raw percept from the concept the mind forms of it.

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1 noun · an object or impression... impressionsensationperceptionimagesense-datum
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Etymology

A back-formation from perception, modeled on concept, from Latin perceptum ('a thing perceived'), from percipere ('to perceive, take in').

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