conception

/kənˈsepʃən/kuhn-SEP-shuhn
/kənˈsɛpʃən/kuhn-SEP-shuhn

Meaningtaken in

Common meaning: conceiving

Other meanings: an idea

Journey through time

  1. Latinconceptussource
  2. Frenchconceptionsource
  3. Middle Englishconceptionsource
  4. Englishconception‘conceiving’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin conceptus ‘taken in’.

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Related words

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