conception

noun

1. 1

   The act of conceiving.

2. 2

   The state of being conceived; the beginning.

3. 3

   The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.

   Some powers diuine, or els infernall, mixt Their angry ſeedes at his conception: For he was neuer ſprong of humaine race, Since with the ſpirit of his fearefull pride, He dares so doubtleſly reſolue of rule.

4. 4

   The start of pregnancy.

5. 5

   The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.

6. 6

   The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

7. 7

   An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

   Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost.

8. 8

   Something conceived or designed.

   The figure was placed on a low pedestal, sufficiently raised from the carpet on four plain wooden legs for all the space underneath to be clearly visible. The body was a squat, cross-legged conception, typical of an Indian deity […]

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conceptions