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We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of Time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose.
Charles Baudelaire

Meaning of "conception" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONCEPTION

From Latin conceptiō, from concipere to conceive.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONCEPTION

conception  [kənˈsɛpʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONCEPTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Conception is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONCEPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Conception

Conception, or a concept, is an abstract idea or a mental symbol. Conception may also refer to: ▪ Conception, or fertilisation, the fusion of gametes to produce a new organism ▪ Conception, an album by Miles Davis ▪ "Conception" ▪ Conception, a Norwegian band ▪ Conception, a 2011 film ▪ Conception, Missouri, United States ▪ Conception: Ore no Kodomo wo Undekure!, a Japanese role-playing game for the PlayStation Portable...

Definition of conception in the English dictionary

The first definition of conception in the dictionary is something conceived; notion, idea, design, or plan. Other definition of conception is the description under which someone considers something. Conception is also the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONCEPTION


apperception
ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən
contraception
ˌkɒntrəˈsɛpʃən
correption
kəˈrɛpʃən
deception
dɪˈsɛpʃən
exception
ɪkˈsɛpʃən
graviperception
ˌɡrævɪpəˈsɛpʃən
imperception
ˌɪmpəˈsɛpʃən
inception
ɪnˈsɛpʃən
intussusception
ˌɪntəssəˈsɛpʃən
misconception
ˌmɪskənˈsɛpʃən
obreption
ɒˈbrɛpʃən
perception
pəˈsɛpʃən
photoreception
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈsɛpʃən
postconception
ˌpəʊstkənˈsɛpʃən
preconception
ˌpriːkənˈsɛpʃən
proprioception
ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛpʃən
reception
rɪˈsɛpʃən
reconception
ˌriːkənˈsɛpʃən
subception
səbˈsɛpʃən
subreption
səbˈrɛpʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONCEPTION

concentricity
concentus
concept
concept album
conceptacle
conception rate
conceptional
conceptious
conceptive
conceptual
conceptual art
conceptualism
conceptualist
conceptualistic
conceptuality
conceptualization
conceptualize
conceptualizer
conceptually
conceptus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONCEPTION

absorption
accreditation
adoption
alcohol consumption
assumption
caption
consumption
corruption
description
disruption
encryption
eruption
exemption
inscription
interruption
job description
option
prescription
redemption
subscription
transcription

Synonyms and antonyms of conception in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONCEPTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «conception» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of conception

Translation of «conception» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONCEPTION

Find out the translation of conception to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of conception from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «conception» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

概念
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

concepción
570 millions of speakers

English

conception
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्भाधान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

концепция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

concepção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধারণা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conception
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

konsep
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorstellung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

考え
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Konsepsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quan niệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संकल्पना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fikir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

concezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koncepcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

концепція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concepție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύλληψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bevrugting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

befruktningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unnfangelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of conception

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONCEPTION»

The term «conception» is very widely used and occupies the 10.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONCEPTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «conception» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «conception» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about conception

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONCEPTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word conception.
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Jane Addams
Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.
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Todd Akin
As I said, I believe life starts at conception.
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Jane Alexander
No one's conception of art is going to be acceptable to everybody.
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Dev Anand
Motion picture making is a very, very involved affair. It is completely my baby. I'm a thorough professional. I plan films right from the conception of an idea to its final execution.
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Sri Aurobindo
Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.
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Charles Baudelaire
We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of Time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose.
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Alan Bennett
Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception.
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Justin Berfield
Being in front of the camera, you never got to see the whole process from the conception of the script all the way through to the filming process.
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Peter Bichsel
That is a secondary teacher conception - the writer as an observer.
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Jorge Luis Borges
The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the future.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONCEPTION»

Discover the use of conception in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to conception and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Romantic Conception of Life: Science and Philosophy in ...
In this wide-ranging work, Robert J. Richards shows how the Romantic conception of the world influenced (and was influenced by) both the lives of the people who held it and the development of nineteenth-century science.
Robert J. Richards, 2002
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The Islamic Conception of Justice
This book is both a magisterial historical synthesis and an illumination of the beliefs and practices of modern Islam. (World Religion)
Majid Khadduri, 2001
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Conception
Carnival Tarot includes the stores: Sarael's Reading, Kiziah's Reading, and Dakotah's Reading
Sarah McCarty, 2006
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The Child's Conception of Physical Causality
As such, this work will provide a wealth of information for developmental psychologists and those involved in the field of experimental science. Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is known for investigations of thought processes.
Jean Piaget, 1999
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Burning with Desire: The Conception of Photography
" In this book, Geoffrey Batchen analyzes the desire to photograph as it emerged within the philosophical and scientific milieus that preceded the actual invention of photography.
Geoffrey Batchen, 1999
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The Child's Conception of the World
Nineteenth-century developmental psychologist Jean Piaget examines the child's notions of reality and causality at various stages of development.
Jean Piaget, 2007
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The Conception of Buddhist Nirvāṇa (along with Saṅsḳrta Text ...
The book is edited by Jaideva Singh with an exhaustive introduction, containing the historical background of the Madhyamaka philosophy, a lucid exposition of its merciless logic, an admirable presentation of its uncanny metaphysics and a ...
Theodore Stcherbatsky, 1989
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The Child's Conception of Space
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Jean Piaget, Bärbel Inhelder, 1997
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A Realist Conception of Truth
William P. Alston formulates and defends a realist conception of truth, which he calls alethic realism (from "aletheia," Greek for truth).
William P. Alston, 1996
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Conception: A Novel
In the same vein of Kalisha Buckhanon’s critically-acclaimed debut novel Upstate, again she shares an emotionally beautiful story about today’s youth that magnifies the unforgettable power of hope and the human spirit.
Kalisha Buckhanon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONCEPTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term conception is used in the context of the following news items.
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Immaculate Conception School principal Kim DesLauriers finishes …
MORRIS – In the summer of 1980, Kim DesLauriers walked into Immaculate Conception School as the new principal, only the second layman ... «Morris Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Girl Scout Troop 80511 of Immaculate Conception Church donates a …
Girl Scout Troop 80511 of Immaculate Conception Church donated a tree to beautify the cemetery at the church in thanks for the church's ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Stray bullet hits Trinity-Conception home, no injuries
RCMP in the Trinity-Conception region are investigating an instance of careless use of a firearm, following a close call Saturday morning ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Multiple strategies for safer conception need to incorporate couples …
Safer conception preferences were largely influenced by an assessment of the effectiveness of the intervention at reducing or eliminating risk, ... «aidsmap, Jul 15»
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'Conception rates from sexed semen will soon be 100%'
Sexed semen is expected to match the conception rates of conventional semen in the near future according to a leading Teagasc researcher. «Agriland, Jul 15»
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Protests, petitions and permits: saga of the Conception St. oaks
The last oak tree at the site of a hotel in Downtown Mobile was downed Friday afternoon. A rendering of the expected Hilton Garden Inn in ... «FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com, Jul 15»
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How to Get Published – Ms Conception Author Pamela Power …
Pamela Power, author of the novel Ms Conception, has written a blog post about the process of getting published. Power offers three pieces of ... «Books LIVE, Jul 15»
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Conception Rates Uncovered: Does Your Postcode Affect When …
But there is new information out there by Superdrug, detailing the conception rates around the country – and it's really, really interesting. «Marie Claire.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Immaculate Conception School Third Trimester Honor Roll
Thank you for reading 5 free articles on our site. You can come back at the end of your 30-day period for another 5 free articles, or you can ... «Cecil Whig, Jul 15»
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Donor conception, secrecy and the search for information
In the 1990s and 2000s, there was growing recognition that children were entitled to know about the method of their conception, and to have ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»

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