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Conception

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conception
Biology the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb
conception [kən′sep·shən]
(biology)
Fertilization of an ovum by the sperm resulting in the formation of a viable zygote.
(psychology)
The mental process of forming ideas, especially abstract ideas.
Conception 

a particular way of understanding or interpreting an object, phenomenon, or process; the basic viewpoint on an object, phenomenon, or process, or the principal idea used to elucidate them. The term “conception” is also used to denote the underlying idea or constructive principle in science, art, technology, or politics.
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I racked my brain, but could in no way account for an action so contrary to my conception of him.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Sometimes it happens that the most insane thought, the most impossible conception, will become so fixed in one's head that at length one believes the thought or the conception to be reality.
The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
Oligarchs and democrats go wrong in their conception of the good.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
 
 
 
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