conception
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4.6
- noun
- /kənˈsɛpʃən/
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concepción
- Is that too broad of a conception to successfully apply?
- conception of justice
- self-conception
- conception of freedom
So we always have some conception of what we are.
- So we always have some conception of what we are.
- We've got the wrong conception about what aging is.
- I mean, in that same way, it kind of sounds like your conception of meaning.
- And there is no universal conception of the law.
- So this ad was the liberal women's conception of masculinity.
- In doing so, the judges have been influenced by conceptions of public policy.
- I think we get stuck in some conception of how we think science ought to look.
- Good exists because without it, we wouldn't have a conception of evil.
- That was not that was beyond conception.
Examples
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Word and image work together to give the reader a more complete conception of the individual portrayed.
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And there is no universal conception of the law.
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So we always have some conception of what we are.
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Where does right our conception of good and evil come from?
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I mean, in that same way, it kind of sounds like your conception of meaning.
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When that happens, what will our self conception look like?
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The foundation for my conception of love.
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You point to two different conceptions of justice.
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I think that's an increasingly common conception of the university.
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The artist's latest work is a beautiful conception of nature and humanity.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thought or plan formed in the mind
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4.5
An idea you get after seeing many examples, like freedom
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2.8
A plan or drawing that shows how something will look and work
653
3.7
An idea or wish to do something, often sudden
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1.8
The act of making something new
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3.2
An act of creating something new with imagination
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8.0
An abstract idea people use to explain observations or data
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6.2
The time when something first begins
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4.8
A way of explaining the meaning of words or texts
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7.9
To think of new plans or solutions for a problem
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7.5
Forming a clear idea of something in your mind
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6.8
The time when an idea grows in the mind before it is ready
Compounds
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9.5
A Roman Catholic belief and feast on December 8 that Mary was conceived without original sin
How Developed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word conception also comes from Latin concipere 'to take in' and shares the same root as concept and conceive, so it means forming or 'taking in' an idea. That's why a conception is a plan, idea, or general way of seeing something.